⚡Energy

⚡ Let's Talk About Energy!

Energy is the power that helps us do work.
We use energy to cook 🍲, light our homes 💡, charge phones 🔋, ride cars 🚗, and even kick a football ⚽.

We may not see energy with our eyes, but we see what it does. It moves things, heats things, and powers everything around us!

🌞 Where Does Energy Come From?

The main source of all energy is the sun 🌞. Even wood, petrol, and wind get their energy from the sun in one way or another.

There are different types of energy sources:

• 🔥 Fuels (wood, paraffin, petrol, gas, coal, diesel)

• ⚡ Electricity

• 💨 Wind

• ☀️ Solar (from the sun)

🗺️ What Sources of Energy Are Used in Botswana?

Let’s travel around the country and see what people use for energy in different places!

1️⃣ In Villages 🏡

• 🔌 Electricity is used for lighting, TV, fridges, and charging phones

• 🔥 Wood, gas, paraffin are used for cooking and heating water

2️⃣ In Cattleposts (Meraka) 🐄

• 🔥 Wood and paraffin are used for cooking and heating

• 🛻 Petrol or diesel is used to power boreholes and water pumps

3️⃣ In Lands (Masimo) 🌽

• 🔥 Paraffin and wood are used for cooking and boiling water

• 🚜 Petrol and diesel power tractors and water pumps

4️⃣ In Towns and Cities 🌆

• 💡 Electricity is the main source—used for cooking, lights, fans, computers, etc.

• 🔥 Gas, paraffin, and solar power are also used in homes

• 🏙️ Some homes use solar panels to warm water

🤔 Why Are Some Fuels Used More Than Others?

Different places use different fuels based on:

💸 Cost: Is it cheap or expensive?
🛒 Availability: Is it easy to find or buy?
🚚 Transport: Is it easy to carry or deliver?
🌫️ Smoke/smell: Does it produce too much smoke or smell bad?
🧯 Safety: Is it dangerous to use?

📝 For example:
In towns, electricity is common because it’s already installed.
In cattleposts, people use paraffin or wood because it’s easy to get.

Encourage learners to ask at home:

“What kind of energy do we mostly use to cook here?”
“Why do we use it instead of something else?”

💡 Ways to Save Energy (Conserve Energy)

Energy is not free! We must not waste it. Here are ways we can save energy at home and school:

🛋️ Sit near the fire instead of lighting extra lamps
♻️ Switch off lights when not in use
💡 Don’t light fires or paraffin lamps in the daytime
🧥 Wear warm clothes in winter instead of using heaters
🚲 Walk or cycle to school instead of using a car
🔌 Use only the appliances you need

🧠 Let’s Remember!

• Energy is the power that helps us do work

• It comes from fuels, sun, wind, and electricity

• Botswana uses different energy sources in different places

• Some fuels are used more because they are cheap or easy to find

• We must save energy by not wasting it!

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