Free Energy Lesson Plans & Activities |
| Reviewed by Diane Flynn Keith |
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| Resource: | Free Energy Lesson Plans & Activities | ||
| Provider: | Energy Kids | ||
| Summary: | Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12) ClickScholar Annette Hall recommended this website sponsored by the Energy Information Administration, that provides free energy-related lessons, games and activities, and research articles designed for classroom use in grades K-12. (They can be tweaked for use in the homeschool environment.) |
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| Description: | When you get to the website you'll see a menu under the banner "For Teachers" that includes: *Lesson Plans for various age and grade ranges including K-3, 4-7, 6-9, and 9-12. *Teacher Guide with tips on extension activities to learn more. *Career Corner to find out about jobs in the Energy field. *Field Trips with illustrated articles about classroom field trips to power plants. *Related Links to other helpful resources and energy websites. Once you've explored the "For Teachers" section check out the menu in the left margin of the page that offers: *What is Energy? - Learn energy basics including it's forms, how it's measured, and what it has to do with the periodic table of elements. *Energy Sources - Discover renewable and non-renewable energy, electricity, hydrogen, and the latest energy stats. *Using & Saving Energy - Learn how energy is used at home, work, in industry, transportation, and more. *History of Energy - Check out the time line of energy inventions including Coal, Electricity, Ethanol, Geothermal, Hydropower, Natural Gas, Oil, Wind, and more. You can also read biographies of people who developed scientific breakthroughs with energy including Celsius, Curie, Edison, Einstein, Faraday, Joule, Marconi, Newton, Oppenheimer and more. *Games & Activities - Enjoy riddles, puzzles, science experiments and take a quiz to test your energy IQ. |
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| Orientation: | General | ||
| Subjects: | Science | ||
| Teaching Methods: | Online Interactive | ||
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| Ages: | 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | ||
| Grades: | K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 | ||
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| Web Site: | http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=6 | ||
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