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Home About Knox Our Vision Your Council Council Services Festivals and Events Publications Major Projects Jobs@Knox Media and News Tenders Events Calendar Business in Knox Lost Animals    Page Last Updated:  Monday, 19 November 2012		Home>Council Services>Environment>>>>Energy Links   Energy Links  Printer Friendly Website Name   Description   Website Address     State wide           Department of Education and Early Childhood Development   There are a number of tools and resources available to help schools reduce their impact on the environment.   http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/deptpolicies/environment/resources.htm     EPA Victoria student pages   Ecological footprint calculator; air quality information for kids, greenhouse calculator and other school activities.   http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/students/default.asp     Fossil Fuel Diet   Assisting schools to reduce greenhouse emissions.   http://www.fossilfueldiet.com.au/      Global Footprint Network   Ecological footprints, advancing the science of sustainability.   http://www.footprintnetwork.org/      Gould League - Future Scapes   An interactive site where students can enter their actions for future living and the site generates a summary of how the environment will be. Opportunity to redesign your future by changing actions.   http://www.futurescapes.com.au/     Save Energy   You have the power to save energy. Energy calculator.   http://www.saveenergy.vic.gov.au/     Schools Energy Saving   Helping schools reduce their impact on the environment.   http://www.schoolenergysavings.com.au/                Australia wide           Alternative Technology Association   ATA website provides access to advanced resources for alternative power and sustainability resources.   http://www.ata.org.au/      Bureau of Meterology   A huge range of lesson plans relating to climate and the weather from grade 2&3 to year 10.   http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/learnact.htm     Energex - switched on   Australian energy site with information aimed at students and on-line games and activities.   http://www.energex.com.au/switched_on/index.asp      Origin Energy for kids   Links to lots of curriculum resources relating to energy and climate change.   http://www.originenergy.com.au/osj/template.php?pageid=565      Eco'tude Powerhouse Museum   A site designed to help classes assess the ecological performance of your school and plan for improvements. Log in and continue to work on the tool as you progress.   http://ecotude.powerhousemuseum.com/      Solar in Schools   Access to information about solar grants and information on energy generation from solar systems.   http://www.solarschools.net/                International           Classroom Energy (US site)   An American site providing loads of information on energy, oil and natural gas. Lesson plans, videos and online interactive activities all present.   http://www.classroom-energy.org/     Climate Classroom Kids   A great website to help you to plan your teaching around global warming. Have a look at the slideshow and presenters guide in the teachers section for a great resource.   http://www.climateclassroomkids.org/index.aspx      Cool Climate   An informative American site that explains climate change to students.   http://w.coolclimate.org      Educapoles   Unit outlines, stories and picture galleries to help you to teach around polar topics.   http://www.educapoles.org/      Energy Chest   A UK site of information and activities for 8-14 year olds. The site looks at energy and buildings; energy and the environment and energy sources.   http://www.energychest.net/      Energy Hog   An interactive game for students looking at energy saving options around the house and a range of other activities.   http://www.energyhog.org/

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