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What better way to teach students about energy efficiency than by using lesson plans created and tested by teachers in the Green Schools Program! The following lesson plans cover a wide variety of subjects such as Physical Science, Math, Social Studies, and Language Arts. In addition, each lesson includes a recommended grade level, making it easy for you to pick the appropriate lessons for your classroom.
In Renewable Energy Proposal (69.3 KB PDF), students are asked to think ahead to 2050, at a time when fossil fuel resources have been depleted. Each student must choose a type of renewable energy, and research where it comes from, how it is used, and the various benefits that it provides. After conducting this research, students are asked to write a written proposal supporting the type of renewable energy they have researched and create a brochure promoting its use.
In Energy Everywhere (109 KB PDF), an introductory lesson on energy, students are asked to share what they know about energy and then group into teams to identify energy-using items throughout the classroom. As a primer on different energy sources - both renewable and non-renewable - this also includes a song for students to sing with their teacher learn about different types of energy. This lesson, written by Linda Gregory of Urbita Elementary School in San Bernardino, CA, is appropriate for students in grades 2-4.
Addressing both Art and Science subjects, Appreciating Energy Conservation through the Arts (83.2 KB PDF) introduces students to a variety of classical artists and ask students to identify and contemplate the use of energy in producing art. To gain a real world understanding of energy and its relationship to art, students are asked to compose paintings both indoors and out, under a variety of lighting conditions. The lesson, appropriate for 2nd-5th grade, was written by Janet Pedersen of Murrieta Elementary School in Murrieta, CA.
In 'Sweet' Power of the Sun (107 KB PDF), students use solar energy to make yummy s'mores, providing a hands-on and tasty context for understanding gives students a hand-on context for understanding the power of the sun, and its relationship to temperature and the physical characteristics of different substances. This lessons was written by Susanne Schaeffer-Badgett from Alta Murrieta Elementary School, Murrieta CA, and is appropriate for students in grades K-2.
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