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Below you will find information about many different energy topics and issues including safety, history, energy resources, energy efficiency and the environment.

Energy (WORD 277kb) Electricity ( WORD 526kb) Coal (WORD 345kb)
Solar (WORD 289kb) Wind (WORD 512kb) Water (513kb)
Geothermal (WORD 411kb) Biomass (WORD 495kb) Solar hot water (WORD 270kb)
Natural gas (WORD 551kb) Oil (WORD 319kb) Nuclear (WORD 195kb)
Fuel cells (WORD 284kb) Remote power systems (WORD 263kb) History of electricity in WA (WORD 518kb)

Teacher Resources

Energy Saving Kit for Schools (PDF 1mb)
A manual for school energy saving and greenhouse gas reduction project leaders.

Saving Energy, Money and CO2
A science and technology teaching resource for primary and secondary schools.

Shock Proof Electrical Safety Education Kit for Schools (PDF 2mb)
Designed for use as a classroom resource primarily for high school teachers. However, it can just as easily be used by primary school teachers to reinforce the ShockProof! electrical safety presentations provided FREE by Western Power.

Electrical Safety Teaching Resource (PDF 2mb)
This teaching resource is designed to complement and supplement the ShockProof! in-school electrical safety education program for primary school students. It is to be used in conjunction with the Watchit and Play Safe comic book.

Watchit and Play Safe comic book (PDF 2.8mb)
An electrical safety education teaching resource for primary school students that is designed to reinforce the ShockProof! in-school safety education program.

For more information on how to make your school more sustainable visit the
Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI) website for Western Australia. AuSSI - WA provides a framework and resources that supports schools in the development of a whole-school approach to Education for Sustainability (EfS).

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Page update on 6 October 2009