In Eco Club this week, we learnt about the different types of energy we use in our daily lives. We discussed the energy we use in our school and in our homes. We found out that energy is needed for heat and light and thought about the appliances and devices that produce heat and light.

We learnt that burning fossil fuels releases the gas carbon dioxide (CO2). There are 500 million trucks and cars around the world all releasing CO2 into the air. This warms up the Earth, which causes the polar ice caps to melt and more extreme weather to occur like hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis.

We found out that using too much energy, like electricity, is expensive and harmful to the environment. We teamed up with the School Council to take part in Switch Off Fortnight, encouraging everyone in our school to switch off lights, appliances and devices when we are not using them. We are encouraging everyone to save energy to protect our common home.

We made posters to be displayed around school to promote the event, and our school councillors led an assembly to tell everyone about our campaign.