EWE Energie AG offers the following educational tours at its Oldenburg Customer Centre:

1. How does electricity get into our homes? (General Studies lesson for Year 4 primary school pupils)

   Using a variety of teaching and methodological approaches, the lesson explores the question ‘How does electricity get into our homes?’. Key topics include: how a dynamo works, electricity generation in a power station, energy sources, the journey of electricity, forms of electricity, saving energy, climate protection and safety when handling electricity. The following practical elements are incorporated: energy-efficient cooking, measuring the energy required for cooking, and calculating energy costs (duration approx. 2½ hours, for 25–30 pupils).

2. Saving Energy – Protecting the Environment (IGS Social Studies, Years 8/10; RS Home Economics / Politics, Year 10)
   Together with the pupils, basic information on various aspects of energy saving, climate protection and energy sources is explored. Working in groups, the pupils explore specific topics in greater depth, supplemented by practical elements, such as saving energy whilst cooking. The following topics are discussed: energy use in the home, energy-saving tips with practical examples, primary energy sources in Germany, the sustainability of our energy resources, and the energy flow diagram ‘From primary energy source to useful energy’ (Duration: approx. 2 hours, for 25–30 pupils)
   
3. Is there energy inside you?
   (description to follow in a few days)
   

Location: Oldenburg, Posthalterweg 10, 26129 Oldenburg (in the famila Wechloy shopping centre)

Company: EWE Vertrieb GmbH

Registration: Please register via the Oldenburg Customer Centre or at

Tel./Fax: 0441 9995-0 / 99959-179

Web link: www.ewe.de/schule-interaktiv