Year 6 · Autumn 1.2 · Step 7

Earth & Space

Plan & present: a renewable plan for our school

Using everything learned to design and present a renewable-energy proposal — backed by reasons, not just opinion.

Arrival Starter I do We do Independent Exit ticket
🌱 Seedling · Working towards 🌿 Sapling · Expected 🌳 Oak · Greater depth

⏱ Whole lesson ≈ 44 min · pick a tier in the bar, or leave on "All"

Arrival 4 min

Recap of last lesson: renewables in the community. Whole-block review.

Recap: what we've learned

🌱 Seedling
Working towards

Name a renewable source and what it makes.

🌿 Sapling
Expected
  1. Why switch from fossil fuels?
  2. Give one strength and one limit of renewables.
🌳 Oak
Greater depth

If you could add one renewable source to our school, what would it be and why?

Bridge into todayTime to be scientists and designers: plan a renewable-energy proposal for our school, with reasons.
Starter 5 min

Set the task: a short proposal we could show the head teacher.

Our school proposal

A good proposal makes a claim (what to add), gives evidence (from this block) and a reason (why it helps). Opinions like "it looks cool" aren't enough.

🌱 Seedling
Working towards

Pick one: solar panels or a wind turbine for our school.

🌿 Sapling
Expected

Choose one, and give a reason using what we've learned.

🌳 Oak
Greater depth

What evidence would convince the head teacher to say yes?

I do · 1 6 min

Teacher models a strong reason vs a weak one, then watch to gather ideas.

Make it convincing

▶ Can't see it? Watch "Renewable energy — ideas for a greener school" on YouTube

Swap the clip: change the ID after /embed/ (now VqVhL3PDUng).

Say thisA strong reason uses evidence: "Solar panels cut our greenhouse gases and save money because sunlight is free." A weak reason is just opinion: "They look cool." Back every claim with a reason.
🎯
Claimwhat to add
🔎
Evidencefrom this block
💬
Reasonwhy it helps
We do · 1 6 min

Draft a class proposal together.

Draft it together

"We propose solar panels on the hall roof, because they make clean electricity from free sunlight and cut our greenhouse gases."

Build the sentence
Claim (what) + evidence (from our lessons) + reason (why it helps the planet or saves money).
I do · 2 4 min

Play the animation. Picture the finished proposal.

Our plan, brought to life

OUR SCHOOL our plan: solar panels + a small turbine

Our school with new solar panels and a small wind turbine — the plan we're proposing.

Model the ideaYour proposal doesn't have to be huge — even solar panels on one roof help. Strong proposals give reasons backed by what we've learned, not just opinions.

Remember: a reason must be backed by evidence — "because it cuts greenhouse gases", not "because I like it".

We do · 2 5 min

Judge reasons together: strong, weak, or not relevant.

Strong reason or not?

Decide together
"It cuts our greenhouse gases."   "The turbines look cool."   "My favourite colour is green."
Which of these is a strong reason for our proposal?
Independent 10 min

On your own. Sort the reasons, then write and present your proposal.

Proposal reason sorter

💪 Strong reason

🤏 Weak reason

🚫 Not relevant

Tap a card to sort it…

🌱 Seedling
Working towards

Sort the cards, then finish: We propose ____ for our school.

🌿 Sapling
Expected

Sort them, then write a proposal with a claim and one strong reason.

🌳 Oak
Greater depth

Write a proposal with a claim and two strong, evidence-based reasons, ready to present.

Exit ticket 4 min

Answer at your tier, then hand it in. End of the block.

Show what you know

🌱 Seedling
Working towards
  • What renewable source did you propose?
  • Give one reason.
🌿 Sapling
Expected
  • What makes a reason "strong" not "weak"?
  • Give a strong reason for your plan.
🌳 Oak
Greater depth

Sum up why our school should use renewable energy, using evidence from the block.

TA Focus · Proposal & reasons
The move: claim + evidence + reason. Push pupils past 'it looks cool' to reasons from the block ('it cuts greenhouse gases', 'sunlight is free'). For the sorter, ask 'is this a strong reason, a weak one, or nothing to do with it?'
Cold Call · Question bank
1 / 9