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Climate Literacy

Clean: Us Energy Production and Consumption

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity learners will compare and contrast regional energy production of 5 different US regions, including California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. Students will also analyze production and consumption data of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Energy and Work Amusement Park Style

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a lesson presenting energy and work. It covers: types of energy, forms of energy, work, law of conservation of energy, and renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. In the activities section, one will find links to Internet...
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: The Rewards of Renewable Energy [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
The advantages of using renewable energy sources, such as the sun and the wind, are explained.
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Renewable Energy Guide for Buildings [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic guide for ways to be more energy-efficient and to use more renewable energy sources in a building. These include methods of reducing heat or cool air loss, ways of harnessing solar energy, and using the wind for ventilation.
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Website
Other

Pembina Institute: Renewable Energy Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
There are a variety of lesson plans here on solar and wind energy, and on sustainable transportation.
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US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Solar Energy Technologies Program: Solar Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse and download from this multimedia collection which contains photographs, videos, B-roll, graphics, and animations related to solar technologies, research, and projects.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Windmill of Your Mind: Distributed Energy Goes to School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research the feasibility of installing a wind-turbine distributed energy (DE) system for their school. They write a proposal (actually, the executive summary of a proposal) to the school principal based on their findings and...
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BBC

Bbc: Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Renewable resources quickly replinish themselves and can be used again and again. For this reason they are sometimes called infinite energy resources.
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Energy Enigma

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students act as detectives and research clues to uncover energy facts. This cooperative learning activity accesses language arts and critical thinking skills as students try to conceal their own energy source while guessing the opposing...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renew a Bead

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A quantitative illustration of how non-renewable resources are depleted while renewable resources continue to provide energy. The activity requires students to remove beads (units of energy) from a bag (representing a country). A certain...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy Living Lab: The Bright Idea

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use real-world data to evaluate the feasibility of solar energy and other renewable energy sources in different U.S. locations. Working in small groups, students act as engineers evaluating the suitability of installing solar...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Environmental Science: Energy Use and Energy Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive learning module will focus on the fundamentals of energy and energy sources, renewable and nonrenewable, that support the human population. Students will also explore our dependence on nonrenewable fossil fuels to...
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Other

Irena: Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050 (2019 Edition) [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A report outlining why increased use of renewable energy, combined with intensified electrification, could prove decisive for the world to meet key climate goals by 2050.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Environmental Science: Mineral and Energy Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the topics of mineral extraction, renewable and nonrenewable resources, and hazardous wastes in this comprehensive, interactive module.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Efficient Housing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
We all know that it takes energy to provide us with the basics of shelter: heating, cooling, lighting, electricity, sanitation and cooking. To create energy-efficient housing that is practical for people to use every day requires...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources: Problems & Exercises

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a list of 74 problems/exercises to solve over the content of Chapter 7: Work, Energy, and Energy Resources from the AP Physics online text.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Energy: Solar Power

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what solar power is, how it is produced, its limitations as an alternative energy source, environmental issues, the importance of analyzing solar power systems on an ongoing basis, and geographical considerations. (Published:...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Choices Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use this board game to introduce the concepts of energy use in our lives and the very real impact that personal choices can have on our energy consumption, energy bills and fuel supply. The game begins as students select cards that...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Sources Research

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Fact sheets are provided for several different energy resources as a starting point for students to conduct literature research on the way these systems work and their various pros and cons. Students complete a worksheet for homework or...
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Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Feasibility of Photovoltaic Systems [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes how a photovoltaic or PV system works to convert solar energy into electricity. Explains how to estimate what size of PV system is needed and what the cost would be, and provides a worksheet with formulas for calculating...
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Biofuels: Energy for Your Future [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can read this full-length download of the biotech magazine which discusses how biofuels could be the energy of the future, and meet all our energy needs.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lesson, learners are introduced to the types of renewable energy resources. They are involved in activities to help them understand the transformation of energy (solar, water and wind) into electricity. Students explore the...
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Handout
Other

Student Energy: Alternative Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the definition of alternative energy and how it differs from the definition of renewable energy. Includes a list of links to some excellent resources.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Power of Heat Is Right Under Your Feet!

For Students 3rd - 8th
You might know that we are able to get free energy from the Sun, the wind, and water, but we can also get free energy from Earth itself. This source of energy is called geothermal energy and it is all about taking advantage of the heat...

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