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Energy Sparks - understanding energy bills and household energy use

This Energy Sparks resource provides a guide to reading energy bills and understanding household energy use.

This KS3 activity includes:
  • comparing how much energy appliances use
  • understanding energy labels
  • budgeting household energy costs
  • reading energy bills
  • calculating our energy use
  • understanding terminology
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Teacher Rating
Overall Rating
11-14 years old
Subjects
Key Subjects
PSHE
Maths
Business Studies
Additional Subjects
Science
PE
Music
Geography
Food Technology
English
Engineering
Design Technology
Computing
Citizenship
Art
Reviewed Criteria
Student Leadership
Practical Action
Impact  
Tags:
energy

This resource helps support the below Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
For more information on the full set of SDGs, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystem, reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss.

Create sustained economic growth by encouraging entrepreneurship

and innovation.

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