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Check out these units sponsored by National Nuclear Laboratory

KS4 Atomic Structure

KS4 Energy

COP26 - Adapt to protect communities and natural habitats

COP26 - Mobilise finance

COP26 - Work together to deliver

COP26 - Secure global net zero by mid-century

Looking after our Environment

Check out these lessons sponsored by National Nuclear Laboratory

1. Explore the kinetic energy store

1. Explore inside atoms

1. Learn about climate change

2. Explore ways to reduce how much rubbish is sent to landfill

2. Explore isotopes and ionisation

2. Explore the gravitational potential energy store

3. Explore the history of atomic models

3. Explore the conservation of energy

3. Explore ways to reduce energy consumption

4. Explore what happens when fuels are burnt

4. Explore radioactivity

4. Explore the elastic potential store

5. Explore the properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation

5. Explore power

5. Explore the outcomes of COP26

6. Compare data associated with the weather

6. Explore efficiency and reducing unwanted energy transfers

6. Explore the half-life of a radioactive isotope

7. Explore specific heat capacity

7. Explore nuclear equations

8. Explore specific heat capacity - Required practical

8. Explore hazards of radiation

9. Explore uses of radiation

9. Explore insulating material - required practical

10. Explore non-renewable energy resources - fossil fuels

10. Explore fission and fusion

11. Explore nuclear energy

12. Explore renewable energy resources

Getting back on track - What we can do at school and home

Explore how to accelerate the phase-out of coal

Explore how to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and renewables

Explore how to curtail deforestation

11. Explore how radiation is used in medicine

Explore how we can build flood defences, warning systems and resilient infrastructure and agriculture

Explore what we can do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems

Explore how we can adapt to weather changes

Explore what we can do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems

Explore how we can build defences, warning systems and resilient infrastructure

Explore what we can do to protect natural habitats and ecosystems at work

Explore how we can spend our money to help climate change

Explore what financial institutions must do to play their part in combating climate change

Explore what you can do to mobilise your finances at work

Explore how we can work towards unleashing the trillions in private and public sector finance required to secure global net zero

Explore how we can spend our money to help climate change

Explore what financial institutions must do to play their part in combating climate change

Explore the Paris Rulebook and how it impacts my daily life at school

Explore how to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis through collaboration

Explore the Paris Rulebook and how it impacts my daily life at school

Explore how to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis through collaboration

Explore the Paris Rulebook about how it impacts my daily life at work

Explore how to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis through collaboration between governments, businesses and civil society