PLT's Energy & Society Program
PLT's Energy & Society program kit provides formal and nonformal educators with tools and activities to help students in grades PreK-8 learn about their relationship with energy and investigate the environmental issues related to energy's role in society.
Energy & Society helps students develop critical thinking skills to make decisions about their personal energy use. In addition to hands-on activities, Energy & Society integrates music and dance to enhance the study of energy issues.
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Materials in the Energy & Society program kit include:
An Energy & Society Activity Guide
* A background section for educators. * An outline of how to use the Energy & Society materials with students * Correlations to national standards in science, social studies, and English language arts * A student energy primer * A collection of six activities that educators can use with the Where is the energy? and What powers the move? posters * Ideas for action projects and science fair projects * Energy-related case studies * A list of energy-related children's literature and other resources * Lyrics to the songs on the Billy B compact disc * A glossary
Energy & Me Music CD
*A collection of 15 energy-related songs from singer/songwriter, Billy B. *Energy & Me music and dance video - Billy B and students perform dances to five of the songs from the music CD, and complete instructions are provided for three of the dances
Check out a sample of Billy B's Energy & Me CD.
(The music CD may also be purchased separately through Billy B's website: www.billybproductions.com.)
Energy & Society Posters
Where is the energy? and What powers the move? Visual teaching tools for introducing students to the topic of energy and the issues surrounding it. Each kit includes a set of 8 of each poster.
See what Energy & Society is about - 56k Dsl
Check out a glimpse of the energizing moves from the Energy & Me dance video. 56k Dsl
Energy & Me: A Successful Partnership
The development of Energy & Society began in 1999 with the first of four regional writing workshops. These workshops assembled hundreds of educators and energy professionals to develop the new and exciting supplement to the PLT materials. Additionally, dozens of educators pilot tested the activities and materials with their students.
Energy & Society Advisory committee: Janet Ady, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Red Cavaney, American Petroleum Institute Jo Cooper, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Gail Epping, Aldo Leopold Nature Center Mary Hornig Butterworth, American Coal Foundation Kathy McGlauflin, Project Learning Tree Marilyn Nemzer, The Geothermal Education Office Barbara Pietrucha, National Science Teachers Association Blanche Sheinkopf, Energy Smart Schools, U.S. Department of Energy Suzanne Spradling, Center for Environmental Education, Oklahoma State University Mary Spruill, The National Energy Education Development Project Al Stenstrup, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Ryan Stroupe, Pacific Energy Center, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Carolyn Sumners, Houston Museum of Natural Science Vince Torres, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, University of Texas
The Energy & Society program was made possible with a generous grant from the American Petroleum Institute and is guided by the Energy & Society Advisory Committee.
Enhancing the Energy & Society Kit
Are you looking for more information and additional resources? Would you like to know how other educators are using the materials? Do you have something to share? Visit Enhancing the Energy & Society Kit for ideas and tips.
Awards and Recognition
*The Energy & Me CD was selected as a 2002 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner and a 2002 Children's Music Web Award Winner.
Educator Quotes "Yes, yes, yes, yes,...and yes [I've used the kit]. I used it on the following Monday. My GT and Pre -AP Kids wouldn't let me alone about the music and songs. We did the energy chain. Good stuff. The other kids keep asking to play the songs again because they can't get them out of their heads. (Me,too!) So, thanks again to you for sharing the energy of the project, and of course to the artist, Billy B, who have turned my kids on to a whole new genre of singing and dancing and producing this kind of ENERGY for themselves!. We are so kinetic. Chanda @ Twain"
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