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.
Posters and guides
The sun's amazing energy - levels 1-2
See how the sun impacts energy.
Solar power - levels 3-4
Solar power is power produced from the energy of the sun.
Solar energy for all your energy needs - level 5
Solar energy is created by nuclear reactions deep inside the sun's core.
The science of solar energy - levels 6-8
Learn how photovoltaic cells transform sunlight into renewable electricity.
Levels 1-2
Our amazing sun
Investigate the Sun’s heat and light energy and how it influences people on Earth.
Hydro turbine
Make a water turbine and explore a range of concepts such as force, motion, renewable energy, electricity.
Wind energy and turbines
Find out about power generated by the wind, what a wind turbine is and how it works.
Introducing electrical energy
Find out about energy and electricity. Which appliances and devices around you use electrical energy?
Keeping our classrooms warm
In this activity, students find out about heat energy, how their classroom is heated and how to keep it warm.
Levels 3-4
Renewable energy solutions
Explore the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources and identify impacts of their use.
Emirates Team New Zealand and the America’s Cup
Explore the incredible engineering, design and technology that goes into the development of these boats.
Solar powered cars
Learn more about the technology behind cars and how different types of cars work.
Block coding for beginners
This activity assists teachers and students who are new to coding to get started with block coding.
Harnessing the power of the wind
Genesis and Emirates Team New Zealand worked together in partnership to create STEM resources for NZ schools
Hei whakaratatia te hiko a Tāwhirimātea
He mātauranga rauemi e pāhekoheko ana i waenganui te hunga Kenehi me te Rōpū Emirates o Aotearoa.
Measuring wind power
Genesis and Emirates Team New Zealand worked together in partnership to create STEM resources for NZ schools.
Hei tātaihia te hiko a Tāwhirimātea
He mātauranga rauemi e pāhekoheko ana i waenganui te hunga Kenehi me te Rōpū Emirates o Aotearoa
Levels 5-6
Discovering solar PV technology
This resource guides students to investigate photovoltaic technology.
Renewable electricity from solar photovoltaic cells
Discover solar PV technology with this fact sheet.
What's my carbon footprint?
This learning resource guides students to investigate and calculate their own carbon footprint.
