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Energy Lesson Plans
This section features links to lesson plans for teaching students about energy, energy efficiency, and renewable energy.
All Grade Levels
Green Schools: Hands-On, Multidisciplinary Lesson Plans
Features several lesson plans for teaching elementary, middle school, and high school students about energy. (Developed by the Alliance to Save Energy)
National Energy Foundation Catalog
Provides a listing of available lesson plans and teaching resource kits developed by the National Energy Foundation.
NEED Curriculum Guides and Activities
Provides PDF versions of its energy education program's teacher guides and student workbooks for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. (Developed by the National Energy Education Development project)
Watt Watchers of Texas
Features student activities, from elementary to high school level, that will enable teachers to provide their students with hands-on experience in energy. Also learn more about its WATTEAM project, where students patrol their school buildings looking for energy waste from building lights.
Watt's Up
Lesson plans to help elementary, middle school, and high school students explore energy conservation issues. (A Co-NECT energy project).
Grades 3-6
Energy Detectives
Designed to give students in grades 3-6 an edge on energy-related technology by performing energy audits and suggesting energy-saving tips. (Developed by EnergyNet)
Getting Energized!
A compilation of activities for grades 3-6 designed not only to help students gain an understanding of renewable and nonrenewable energy resources, but also greater confidence in investigating, questioning, and experimenting with scientific ideas. (Developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Grades 4-6
Time For Kids Extra! Teacher Guide on Energy and the Environment
(PDF 249 KB) Download Acrobat Reader. In-class activities, including hands-on experiments, for grades 4 to 6 that illustrate the benefits of energy efficiency. Materials include the Time for Kids Extra! Student Magazine (PDF 924 KB). Download Acrobat Reader. (Developed by EnergySmart Schools)
Grades 4-8
Solar Matters
A 6-week, stand-alone curriculum, or individual class sessions, for grades 4 to 8 that will create an awareness of solar energy—its potential, principles, and applications. (Developed by the Florida Solar Energy Center and the University of Central Florida Brevard Campus)
Grades 6-12
EnergyNet
An online project that gives students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to act as energy consultants for their schools. (Developed by Educational Dividends).
Grades 9-12
Sun's Joules
A CD-ROM that mixes interactive exercises, videos, photographs, and text to provide a comprehensive encyclopedia on renewable energy for high school students. Includes a comprehensive teacher's guide. (Developed by the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy)
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