New Zealand Curriculum aligned activities and resources for Years 1–12
Lesson plans with an energy related focus including wind, solar, hydro, and electrical.
Free downloadable resources
Below you’ll find lesson overviews for each resource. Download the PDF for the full lesson plan, accompanying slide presentations and learner activities.
Levels 1-2
- 25 Jun 2023
Our amazing sun
Investigate the Sun’s heat and light energy and how it influences people on Earth.
- 25 Jun 2023
Hydro turbine
Make a water turbine and explore a range of concepts such as force, motion, renewable energy, electricity.
- 25 Jun 2023
Wind energy and turbines
Find out about power generated by the wind, what a wind turbine is and how it works.
Levels 3-4
- 9 Oct 2023
Rocket Power
Discover the science behind the rocket power in this hands-on learning experience.
- 8 Oct 2023
Vortex in a bottle
Have you ever seen a vortex? Discover the whirling power of circular motion and vortexes in this lesson
- 3 Aug 2023
Harnessing the power of the wind
Genesis and Emirates Team New Zealand worked together in partnership to create STEM resources for NZ schools
- 3 Aug 2023
Measuring wind power
Genesis and Emirates Team New Zealand worked together in partnership to create STEM resources for NZ schools.
Levels 5-6
- 25 Jun 2023
Discovering solar PV technology
This resource guides students to investigate photovoltaic technology.
- 25 Jun 2023
Renewable electricity from solar photovoltaic cells
Discover solar PV technology with this fact sheet.
- 25 Jun 2023
What's my carbon footprint?
This learning resource guides students to investigate and calculate their own carbon footprint.
Posters and guides
- 25 Jun 2023
Solar energy for all your energy needs - level 5
Solar energy is created by nuclear reactions deep inside the sun's core.
- 25 Jun 2023
The science of solar energy - levels 6-8
Learn how photovoltaic cells transform sunlight into renewable electricity.
