As part of our preparation for our new Green Flag – Global Citizenship Energy – 4th class decided that we would examine Renewable Energy.
We use energy to provide electricity in homes schools and factories, to provide heat and to run our cars, tractors, lorries, ships and planes. To create this energy we burn amount of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, gas and peat. In doing so we cause a lot of pollution through carbon dioxide and, before long, if we continue as we are, the world is going to use up all these fossil fuels.
We have to find new ways to supply our energy and to do this we must look at sources that are renewable, that will not run out. Renewable energy can be collected from resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. We must look at cutting down our dependence on fossil fuels and develop and improve use of our renewable resources.
To spread this message we decided that we would perform a drama for the whole school. Farmer Brown Goes Green tells the story of Farmer Brown who turns down Mrs Green’s, from SEI, offer of a wind turbine. However when the fish in his pond die, his crops wither and his sheep fall sick because of pollution he changes his mind. He installs a wind turbine and with the money he receives for generating electricity he is able to restock his fish pond, buy new crops and pay for a vet to make his sheep better. And this energy is renewable and doesn’t cause pollution.
We also sang our renewable energy song which has a very important message