Pupils in 5th class learned how it is important to be climate conscious when it comes to building our houses. We learned all about eco houses by looking at the example of Cloughjordan in Co Tipperary.
We explored the choices people can make to make our houses more environmentally friendly. We learned about renewable energy and how we can use solar power and wind power to make our houses more environmentally friendly.
We also learned about fossil fuels and how we need to reduce our use of fossil fuels. We looked at alternatives that we can use in our power.
The boys and girls worked in groups and designed and build their own eco houses.
Many of them included :
solar power
windmills
heat pumps
rain water collection