Insulating our homes and schools (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)
I can find out about ways to insulate our homes and schools.
- Year 5
Insulating our homes and schools (non-statutory Climate Change & Sustainability)
I can find out about ways to insulate our homes and schools.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Insulating buildings reduces the amount of fuel we need to keep them warm in winter and cold in summer.
- Other measures can reduce fuel costs, such as reducing the temperature we expect of our rooms.
- Temperature data can be collected around the school to reveal heat losses.
- Temperature data analysis can result in costed actions for children and adults to take to reduce heat losses.
- Fuel cost data comparisons will show whether actions have an impact.
Keywords
Insulate - If a material insulates electricity or heat it means it does not allow it to pass through it easily.
Fuel - A fuel is something that can be used to generate heat or light.
Temperature - Temperature is a measure of how hot something is.
Compare - We compare things by looking at what is the same and what is different.
Impact - The impact of something is the effect it has.
Common misconception
Insulation is used only to keep houses and other buildings warm.
Pupils will learn that insulation is designed to slow down heat exchange between buildings and the outside, keeping buildings warm in cold seasons or climates, or cool in warm seasons or climates.
Equipment
Thermometers, free thermal image camera apps can be downloaded for free and used on electronic devices.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the property to the definition.
Q2.If you want something to stay warm, which of these types of materials would you wrap it in?
Q3.Which of these materials would you use to make a mat to protect a table from a hot saucepan?
Q4.Which of these would improve the thermal insulation properties of a material?
Q5.Which of these statements is true?
Q6.In an investigation to see which was the best at keeping warm soup warm, the temperature of soup was measured in three different bowls over 10 mins. Which bowl was the best at keeping the soup warm?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the season to the reason why fuel is used in buildings.
