Unit 1 – My Energy Diary – is comprised of 7 activities that have been informed by the ENERGE Energy Literacy Framework. A guide to the Framework can be found on the main page. This unit is focused on the personal interactions with energy that shape everyday life and uses home environments as real-world laboratories to explore ideas and issues surrounding energy use, energy conservation and energy efficiency in the home. In activities 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 students will measure energy use, read and extract relevant information from utility bills, convert between physical units to domestic energy units of energy, apply a monetary value to energy consumption and manage energy budgets. In activities 1.4 and 1.5 students draw and interpret energy transfer diagrams and measure the total energy used by devices and determine their efficiency. In activities 1.6 and 1.7 students monitor and evaluate the patterns of energy use in their own homes. Students also explore a number of energy efficient solutions for the home and calculate their associated payback costs. This unit gives a real-world context to the principle of energy conservation. Students also have the opportunity to further develop their energy literacy through collaborating with others and through developing their data analysing, problem-solving, decision making, critical thinking and numeracy skills. . Ultimately, students should feel better equipped to handle energy related data and identify solutions to reduce energy use in the home. The activities in this unit are suitable for lower and upper second level students. The energy literacy characteristics, skills & competencies addressed and how the activities link to the national curricula are outlined in tables 1.1 – 1.3.  A summary and download link for each activity is provided below