This video containing a series of short case studies accompanies a teaching resource for primary teachers, that  investigates the way people use energy in everyday life, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, patterns of energy use in the community, their own home and school, as well as social and environmental issues related to energy production and use. The case studies include Wokabout Somill (Papua New Guinea), Cow Dung (Biogas, India), Aboriginal Desert Technology (Australia), Rainbow Power Company (Australia) and No Forest No Future (Thailand).