Year 6 · Citizenship · Sustainable choices · Lesson 1

Energy and travel choices

Sustainable choices about energy and travel: the meaning of sustainability, carbon dioxide, travel options and emissions, saving energy at home, and fairness.

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Explain sustainability
Compare travel options
Suggest ways to save energy
Consider fairness in choices

The method

Options.
Least energy.
Safe/practical.
Choose + encourage.

Key words: sustainable, carbon footprint, emissions, energy saving, active travel.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What does ‘sustainable’ mean?

Step 1: Future

Answer: meeting needs without harming the future

Question 2

What gas is released by burning fossil fuels?

Step 1: CO2

Answer: carbon dioxide

Question 3

What does too much carbon dioxide cause?

Step 1: Climate

Answer: climate change