Practical Action
Practical Action is a development charity which uses simple technology to fight poverty. The learning resources in this collection look at how issues such as climate change and the need for renewable energy can be tackled.
The resources contain background information, teachers' packs, classroom activities, stimulus sheets and other materials suitable for primary and secondary science.
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100 Small Things to Make a Difference
This brightly illustrated poster, from Practical Action, encourages students to think carefully about the effects of waste on the environment. It gives lots of ideas for ways to reduce the harmful effects of waste, showing that everyone can make a difference, and includes links to useful websites. It separates the issue into the…
Floating Garden Challenge
This challenge, from Practical Action, requires students to design and build a model structure that will enable farmers to grow crops even in an area that may become flooded. A floating garden, built on a base of aquatic weeds, is a cheap and sustainable way of allowing people to grow vegetables. The resource can be adapted to…
Product Analysis: Impacts on People and Environment
This resource from Practical Action includes a presentation and worksheets which give Key Stage Three and Four students opportunities to understand more about the impact of existing and new products on people and the environment. The presentation is packed with useful activities to reinforce students' learning. The activities…
Squashed Tomato Challenge
This Practical Action resource presents a fun hands-on and brains-on challenge for Key Stages Two to Five. The problem: In Nepal many farmers living on the mountainside grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes. To earn a living they need to sell these at the local market. The problem is getting to market involves a long,…
3/5- Publication year: 2010 to date
- Activity sheet
Sustainable Design: What Is the Role of a Designer?
In this resource from Practical Action, a presentation and linked activities provide design and technology teachers with opportunities to highlight the different values and beliefs that designers may hold. Students can engage in exploring their own values about the responsibilities of designers and companies too. The powerpoint…
- 3/5
- Publication year: 2010 to date
- Activity sheet
Climate Change
Practical Action is a development charity. These educational resources look at the consequences of climate change and some of the actions being taken to reduce its impacts.
CREST Challenges
These resources are designed to help teachers and students undertake CREST awards that relate to the work of Practical Action, a UK-based charity that uses engineering solutions to help communities in the developing world. In tackling the activities, students will gain a greater understanding of the issues around sustainable…
Renewable Energy
Practical Action helps to develop simple solutions to problems faced in developing nations. These educational resources look at a range of ways that renewable energy is produced and used.
STEM Careers Profile Posters
Produced by Practical Action, these bright and engaging posters highlight some of the STEM careers that can help people in developing countries lead healthier and happier lives. They show how energy consultants, financial controllers and others can become involved in projects as diverse as helping communities to build floating…
Sustainable Design and Technology
These resources from Practical Action help students to understand sustainable development. They explore social, economic and environmental aspects of contemporary issues. Suitable for classes in science or technology.
Sustainable Engineering
This suite of materials has been developed in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Engineering to support teaching and learning for the 14-19 engineering diploma. Learners studying the engineering diploma at all levels need to be able to describe and evaluate the impact of engineering on the environment and the depletion of the…
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