Cowrie supported free workshops for primary School Students, held in March - April 2009. The events were run by the Marine Biological Association and the National Marine Aquarium.    

The workshops were designed by the Marine Biological Association and the National Marine Aquarium with funding from COWRIE to meet many units of the English National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 for a range of subjects, including Science, Design Technology and Citizeship. 

Students took part in three connected workshop sessions: 

• Habitats Adaptation and Foodwebs. Pupils discovered which animals colonise the bases of the turbines and why! 

• Technology. Pupils saw a miniature wind turbine working and generating electricity and discussed the need for Renweable Energy. They also designed their own weight bearing turbines to take back to school. 

• Wind Turbines and the Environment. Pupils examined the planning process associated with responsible windfarm developments and the different issues that need to be addressed before a development can take place.  

 

The workshops were very successful with 216 pupils attending. All of the workshops were linked to free supporting teacher resources, activity sheets and a interactive seabed that can be found on the Education section of this website. 

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