Educational Resources
NREL provides a variety of educational resources to help students, teachers, and parents educate their kids about renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, including hands-on projects and curriculum suggestions for elementary school, middle school, and high school students as well as teachers.
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Elementary School
- Biomass
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- Solar
- Wind
Middle School
- Biomass
- Buildings
- Energy Efficiency
- Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
- Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
- Renewable Energy
- Solar
High School
- Biomass
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- Solar
- Transportation
- Wind
Energy Institute for Teachers' Lessons
- Electrocity-On Line Game for Energy Simulation
- Energy Efficiency — Energy Audit
- Conducting a School Energy Audit presentation
- Exploration of Electrical Use in the Classroom
- Lesson 6: Conduct a School Energy Audit
- Energy Audit (8th Grade)
- National Energy Education Development Project Curriculum
- Lighting In the Library Teacher's Guide
- Lighting In the Library Student Worksheets Steps 1–9
- Lighting In the Library Student Worksheets Steps 10–22
- All About Energy Primer
- Come Home Lights — Bright Ideas
- Lighting Technology Primer
- Solar Panels
- Wind Measurements — Ping Pong Ball
For additional lesson plans, projects, and other activities for grades K-12 on energy- and environment-related topics, visit EERE’s Teach and Learn Web site and the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network.
For information on the basics of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, visit Learning about Renewable Energy.