Year 9 Physical Science

Energy Efficient Houses Assignment

Due: Monday 16th May 2016

These days houses are often designed to be more environmentally
friendly or “green” so ways to keep houses cool in summer and warm in
winter that don’t rely on electricity are incorporated into their designs.

Your Task:

 Research ways that houses are made energy efficient.

 Explain how these energy efficient methods reduce heat transfer
via conduction, convection or radiation.
 Present your research as a Poster or Microsoft Power Point
presentation.
 Include captioned pictures and a correctly structured bibliography
in your poster or presentation.

Getting started

Answer the following questions within your presentation:

o What are energy efficient houses made of?
o Where should the windows be?
o What can we make the windows from?
o What sort of roof will be best?
o What are some ways we can reduce how much electricity is used?