Energy Resources
Renewable and non-renewable — keeping the lights on
Accessibility — Adapt
Theme
Dark navy theme
Colour overlay (Irlen)
Off
Display
Reading ruler
Wider spacing (dyslexia)
Text size
100%
High contrast
Classroom / projector mode
Method checklistLists the four steps along the bottom and ticks them off as you go.
ReadingsShows the supply, the demand, the time of day and the carbon dioxide along the bottom.
Outline the stationsDraws a dark edge round each power station so it stands out from the landscape.
Coloured ground padsGreen ground under every renewable resource, brown under every non-renewable one.
Label detailHow much writing floats in the scene. Key words names only the station you are being asked to use.
Key words
Weather and time
Changing weatherOn: the sun sets, the wind rises and drops, the tide turns. Off: a steady bright, breezy afternoon that never changes.
Extra slowStretches the day out, so there is longer to watch the supply change.
Procedure
Buttons onlyAdds a named button for every power station, so nothing has to be tapped in the 3D scene.
Motion & colour vision
Show smoke and moving partsThe turbine blades, the smoke and the electricity travelling along the cables. Turn off for a still picture.
Reduce motion
Slow animation
Auto-rotate camera
Protanopia
Deuteranopia