Sustainability

Task

Activity 1

Go to the following website

http://www.mysusthouse.org/game.html

You are to play the game- all aspects of it


Activity 2

Go to this website

http://www.olliesworld.com/club/gamehouse.htm

You are to play the game


Activity 3

You are to complete the research and answer the questons below in your books

  • What is energy? (No more than 1-2 paragraphs)
  • What are renewable energy resources? Give three examples
  • What are non-renewable energy resources? Give two examples.
  • What is solar energy?
  • Name two main ways of using solar energy to produce electricity

Use the following websites to help:
http://www.sustainableenergy.qld.edu.au/html/what.html
http://www.sustainableenergy.qld.edu.au/sources/index.html
http://www.sustainableenergy.qld.edu.au/sources/solar.html


Activity 4

Greenhouse Effect

Read about the greenhouse effect and answer the following questions

- Write down what the greenhouse effect is

- Write down the 6 steps of the Green house effect an draw a diagram in your book

Use the following website to help:

http://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/climate-science/greenhouse…

 


Activity 5

DESIGN A SUSTAINABLE HOUSE in YOUR BOOK