English 5th and 6th Class - The Energy Debate (English and Irish version available)
Keyword
Explorer Education ProgrammeLesson Plans
Teaching materials
5th class
6th class
English
oral language
debate
Ocean
SeaMarinerenewable energyocean energywave energytidal energyDíospóireacht an Fhuinnimh
Date
2014Publisher
Marine Institute.Metadata
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The aim of the lesson plan is for the children to develop cognitive abilities in developing ideas and discuss issues of major concern relating to energy. The students will justify and defend particular opinions or attitudes they have developed and try to persuade others to support a particular point of view.Citation
Marine Institute, 2014. The Energy Debate. Marine Institute.Collections
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