EE Activities - Energy and Transportation
EE Activities - Energy and Transportation
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Links on this page are for activities and materials dealing with energy conservation, alternative energy, and the environmental impacts of energy use and transportation.
The National 4-H Council and the 3M Foundation launched this new educational program for young people to learn the technology behind using wind as the primary resource for alternative energy. As part of the "One Million New Scientists. One Million New Ideas" program, The Power of Wind is made possible through a grant from 3M Foundation and will include an online multi-media resource that will supplement the curriculum.
The URL is: http://www.4-h.org/4Hset.html
According to the US government's ENERGY STAR program, by simply replacing a 60-watt incandescent light bulb with an equally bright 13-watt ENERGY STAR qualified light bulb, a household will save more than $30 in energy costs over the lifetime of the bulb. Join the Campaign!
The URL is: http://www.energystar.gov/changealight
Learn how to make your home more energy efficient with this very useful site. There are hundreds of articles listed here with information on lowering energy usage, healthy living, green building, and more.
The URL is: http://www.energyefficienthomearticles.com
To promote the use of alternative energy, the Biofuels Education Coalition (BEC) Oil + Water Project will send a demonstration vehicle fueled by vegetables to communities for public and youth oriented demonstrations.
The URL is: http://www.oilandwaterproject.org/
www.captainozone.com features a downloadable documentary about the ecologist, Captain Ozone.
Captain Ozone is famous among environmental groups for being the most radical ecologist in America. The URL is: http://www.captainozone.com
By encouraging energy efficiency, the campaign seeks to raise awareness about the need to end dependence on fossil fuel consumption and work toward a sustainable future. The emphasis is on the power of individual action to create change and the opportunity to make an immediate and significant contribution.
The URL is: http://www.greenribbonpledge.org/greenribbonpledge...
Solar cooking books and plans. Environmental audit. Solar applications for any building
The URL is: http://home.ix.netcom.com/~jdhowell
"Created to produce an interesting, fun-to-visit and useful source of information about energy, energy conservation and efficiency." Lists resources for installing energy-efficient, renewable and/or sustainable technologies. Interactive activities for younger children to learn about energy.
The URL is: http://www.energymatch.com
The site offers an ebook titled "Understanding and Installing Your Own Solar Electric System". Written in non-technical terms for the beginning to intermediate alternative energy enthusiast. Contains info, charts, worksheets, a glossary and a large online resource-reference section.
The URL is: http://www.hatcreekpublishing.com
PLT's music recording, an educational component of the new program, Energy & Society. The program (PreK-8) provides activities to help youth learn about their relationship with energy and investigate the environmental issues related to energy's role in society.
The URL is: http://www.plt.org/curriculum/energy.cfm
Books, curricula, A-V, reference information for K-12 educators, and contests for students on the theme of sustainable transportation. From the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association.
The URL is: http://www.nesea.org/education/index.html
LivingWise focuses on educating young people on the importance of conserving energy and water in their homes. It not only teaches 6th grade students how to save, but gives them the tools to start today. Every kit comes complete with high quality, high efficiency products geared toward changing habits and saving energy and water. Each program is tailored to meet all state standards for education.
The URL is: http://www.getwise.org
The "Green Vehicle Guide" rates new vehicles according to their emission and fuel economy performance and has recently been upgraded to include the 2002 models. This guide will help you choose the cleanest and most fuel efficient vehicle that meets your needs.
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/
Decathlon for college and university student teams from across the United States to "build a community of energy-efficient, completely solar-powered homes as part of a competition to see which team can capture, convert, store, and use the most solar energy." The site includes the schedule, Request for Proposal, rules and regulations.
The URL is: http://www.eren.doe.gov/solar_decathlon/about.html
"The National Renewable Energy Lab's Education Programs strive to be fun and provide hands-on experiences with renewable energy technologies." Renewable energy activities, curricula, online quizzes and resources for teachers and students (K-12).
The URL is: http://www.nrel.gov/education/
A huge array of information and activities on energy sorted by level of difficulty, as well as resources for parents and teachers (including downloadable activities in PDF format).
The URL is: http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html
A story and a coloring book about transportation and alternative fuels, for early elementary students. Pictures can be printed out or exported into Paintshop Pro. Related links are also available. From the US Department of Energy and US Postal Service.
The URL is: http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/
Geothermal Education Office site with education and classroom resources, information on what geothermal energy is, how and where it's being used world wide, activities and experiments.
The URL is: http://geothermal.marin.org/
"Watts On Schools is Central and South West Corporation's way of bringing solar power to schools in communities throughout Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. Participating schools receive the energy produced by the systems for free." Related activities are also available online or in Word 97.
The URL is: http://www.wattsonschools.com/
K-12 worksheets and resources about solar and other renewable energy, as well as teachers' guides and resources from and information about Energy Smart Schools and the EnergySmart Kids Contest for 4-6th graders. From the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network, US Dept of Energy.(Materials available in PDF Format)
The URL is: http://www.eren.doe.gov/education/
EPA Clean Energy site includes pages on Green Power, Wind Power, Biomass, Geothermal, and Hydropower. The Solar Environmental Benefits Calculator allows you to estimate the emission benefits of using solar energy where you live.
The URL is: http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/cont...
This interdisciplinary science/social studies curriculum from NESEA allows students to explore transportation and environmental issues in their own lives. Activities cover: transportation systems, health impacts, environmental and transportation histories, carpooling, and mass transit. 90 pages
The URL is: http://www.nesea.org/education/materials.html
American Electric Power (AEP) is working with schools throughout the country to help them track their energy usage and show students how solar & wind" energy are a part of our total energy mix. Links to a school project in Bluffsview, Ohio, where solar panels were installed and students are analyzing energy demands and usage.
The URL is: http://www.aep.com/Environmental/default.htm
"A collection of [K-12] classroom activities that will help your students gain a better understanding of transportation choices and how those choices affect their communities, future generations and the environment." Developed by Climate Solutions and Oil Smart. Full guide online in .PDF format.
The URL is: http://www.climatesolutions.org/
"Popular Education is a tool to raise people's critical awareness about the world around them, based on their personal experience." Ozone and Sustainable Transportation Exercises using popular education methodology can be viewed online (adapted from Friends of the Earth (Canada)'s Ozone Protection Workshop Kit).
The URL is: http://www.flora.org/mike/poped/exer.html
EDS has developed the award-winning K-8 EE programs, "Think Earth" and "Energy Source." While programs are often provided free to schools by local sponsors, teachers in other areas can review and purchase programs at this site.
The URL is: http://www.EDSpecialists.com/
Updates about what schools are doing to save energy, case studies/success stories, resources for becoming an "Energy Smart" school and online K-12 activities and related background information. A project of Rebuild America, US Department of Energy.
The URL is: http://www.rebuild.org/aboutus/aboutus.asp
Eco'tude is an online resource that allows Australian students to consider their school's environmental impact, empowers them to take action and change their schools attitude. Students can determine the size of their school's
ecological footprint. The URL is: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/ecotude/
Includes a database of University and K-12 school projects nationwide and internationally. As well as resources for starting your own project. A project of Interstate Renewable Energy Council's PV for YOU Program.
The URL is: http://irecusa.org/schools/
Why are we supporting a concept that may to some appear to be so off-beat and marginal as carsharing? Simple! We think it's a great, sustainable, practical mobility concept whose time has come. Carsharing: the missing link in the world's new sustainable transport system. Consider it for your city! Start here. Start today!
The URL is: http://www.worldcarshare.com
The Department of Energy (DOE) has released the first of seven volumes of design guidelines for energy-efficient schools. The new design guidelines cover a wide range of technologies for schools in hot and dry climates, and also include numerous case studies from schools around the country. In pdf format.
The URL is: http://www.eren.doe.gov/energysmartschools/pdfs/de...
Clearly written, well researched articles show how the same basic principles influence and control the way things work in nature, living organisms, and human technology. Humorous thought-provoking approach makes science interesting and fun.
The URL is: http://www.ftexploring.com
Information that relates to health, home, transportation, school, business, and community. "Kidz Zone" for children with activities, games, contests.
The URL is: http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do
Learn what's happening in solar, wind, and other renewable energy technologies in Montana. News on renewable energy, information on planning and designing solar, wind and micro-hydro systems, hands-on activities for the classroom, and links to other useful sites
The URL is: http://www.montanagreenpower.com/
Practical Ocean Energy Management Systems, Inc. (POEMS) forum for ocean-based energy development that supports Research & Development on the extraction, storage & transmission of power from the ocean. Educational material to help students understand oceanography and the environment, includes beaches, continental drift, currents, oceans, storms, tides, tsunamis, & waves.
The URL is: http://www.poemsinc.org/
"SunWind Kits guide children in the exploration of technology basics and encourage them to build simple machines of their own design, often with recycled materials. All kits come with instructions and initial ideas." On-line ordering.
The URL is: http://www.sunwindsolar.com
Urban Tripper is an interactive site aimed at 15-18 year olds on the topic of sustainable transport. It would be a fun classroom activity to get young people to consider the alternatives to cars: public transport, bikes etc. It highlights all the benefits of non-car transport. Teachers could let students play with the site and then discuss issues raised, sustainable transport etc.
The URL is: http://www.urbantripper.org.au
A project of the Tomorrow Foundation, Destination Conservation is "a practical, activity-based program that brings environmental education alive in our schools." Combining hands-on learning with resource conservation.
The URL is: http://www.dcplanet.org/
An interdisciplinary module for Energy Education -for middle school. The module uses the theme of global warming thoughout lessons that focus on Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, and Social Studies. Can be downloaded. Developed by the Center for Energy and Environmental Education,
University of Northern Iowa. Grade Level: Middle School NPEEE Review The URL is: http://www.earth.uni.edu/EECP/mid/mod5.html
Free online seminars on how solar and wind power systems works, how to design your own, and many other useful seminars on renewable energy.
The URL is: http://www.AltEnergyStore.com/cart/university/inde...
Real time internet displays of solar energy usage indexes from Applied Power Corporation.
The URL is: http://www.ascensiontech.com/rtdinfo/rtdpage.html
Energy saving and emission reduction activities for students, their families, and schools. Online emissions calculator to see how our energy use causes environmetal emissions.
The URL is: http://www.cleanerandgreener.org/
Going Places, Making Choices is an innovative curriculum (grades 9-12) that focuses on raising the awareness of high school age youth about transportation and the environment. The website for this curriculum has games and activities for youth, and educators can access the full curriculum online. Sponsored by the National 4-H Council.
The URL is: http://www.4hgpmc.com/
Free, hands-on, multidisciplinary lesson plans built around the subject of energy and the environment. Elementary, middle, and high school plans available. From the Alliance to Save Energy
The URL is: http://www.ase.org/educators/index.htm
DOE design guidelines for energy-efficient schools. Provides information needed for K-12 schools to save millions of dollars in energy costs.
The URL is: http://www.rebuild.org/sectors/ess/index.asp
A conservation educational program developed by the National Energy Foundation for grades 4 -8. The program is implemented through local businesses, usually water or energy utilities. A sample activity is available at the site.
The URL is: http://www.resourceactionprograms.org/
Hands-on, multidisciplinary lesson plans for K-12 teachers. Used in the Green Schools project-a collaborative effort by teachers, administrators, and facilities and maintenance staff which reduces school energy costs at the same time it educates students. Downloadable in pdf format.
The URL is: http://www.ase.org/educators/download.htm
Students participate in a decision making simulation, where students will serve as groups of advisors to the President (the teacher). Downloadable lesson plans (grade 7-12) from the Forum for Global Education.
The URL is: http://www.globaled.org/curriculum/policy.html
Site has do-it-yourself plans to construct working renewable energy models. These models include a solar car, solar oven, wind turbine, small-scale hydro generator and a biogas generator, all of which produce usable energy. There are energy backgrounders, Web links and other resources available on the site.
The URL is: http://www.re-energy.ca/
The Solar Schools Program encourages the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems at public schools by offering a rebate of up to 90 percent of the purchase and
installation cost. The URL is: http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/solar_schools/...
On-line and downloadable resource materials for K-12 teachers. Features Solar Matters, a hands-on, solar energy science unit for 4-8th grade teachers and students, and Solar Wonders, an energy science unit for high school teachers and students.
The URL is: http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/ed/teachers/
Downloadable energy education materials designed to enrich any science curriculum and are graded for students at all levels.
The URL is: http://www.tvakids.com/teachers/resources.htm
Information on solar energy, heat and technology, classroom activities for using solar energy (solar car kits available for ordering), and links to other informational sites.
The URL is: http://www.sunwind.ca/
Teachers, these pages can provide open ended group learning, covering the effective use of the sun's energy, for students years 6-12. The duration will depend mainly on students' planning and choice of project.
The URL is: http://teachingtreasures.com.au/solar-energy/solar...
EarthCARE is an activity-based, curriculum-aligned program designed to develop students and staff as environmental stewards. Includes lesson plans, activities for students, discussion forum, news items,and a reduce-reuse-recycle Q&A section.
The URL is: http://www.earthcarecanada.com
The video "follows the wacky adventures of 12-year old Sarah, as she takes viewers on a tour through an unusual home which teaches lessons about energy use and conservation." Created by the Kids at NoodleHead videos. Grade Level: 3-6 NPEEE Review
The URL is: http://www.noodlehead.com/videos.htm#simplehome
Programs available to schools across the nation, for grades 3-5 and 6-12 providing teachers with effective methods for meeting learning standards and school improvement criteria. For information on participating, go to the online order form.
The URL is: http://www.energynet.net
How much does your car pollute? Calculate how much carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide your vehicle emits each year, compared to the national average. Learn why it matters and what you can do to help.
The URL is: http://www.environmentaldefense.org/tool.cfm?tool=...
"An interdisciplinary course for high school students (9-12) that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact." Including climate change, energy use, biodiversity and population. A project of the Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley.
The URL is: http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/GSS/
Program produces a range of innovative, practical environmental education materials and support services including environmental curriculum design, professional development services, school programs, workshops, publications and a resource library. Partially sponsored by Environment Canada, Suncor Energy Inc, and the Magrath Foundation.
The URL is: http://www.pembina.org/environmental_edu.asp
Carbon-info.org aim to:
1) Inform and educate individuals on global warming and climate change 2) Advice domestic and commercial clients on how to benefit financially by saving energy 3) Lobby government, industry and other organisations to ensure that climate change and global warming is high on the political agenda. The URL is: http://www.carbon-info.org
Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) interdisciplinary projects that teachers can use to enhance their curriculum through use of the Internet. Focus is on projects that utilize realtime data from the Internet, and collaborative projects that reach peers and experts around the world via the Internet. Some of these collaborative projects include "Down the Drain: How much water do you use?"; "The Global Water Sampling Project: An investigation of water quality" for grades 9-12; and "The Square of Life: Studies of Local and Global Environments" for grades 1-5. Each project has a brief description and links to the National Science Standards and NCTM math standards it supports.
The URL is: http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html
Lesson plans and activities for elementary, junior high, and high school students to explore alternative energy sources. Can be downloaded in one large file (Complete Text), individual chapters, or on three compact discs.
The URL is: http://www.tvakids.com/teachers/sourcebooks.htm
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