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- 4th - 5th
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Students see that energy is everywhere in nature - in the light of the sun, in wind, in falling water and erupting volcanoes. Without energy, there is no life. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study energy. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore energy through the idea of energy transformations and conversions, and to develop students' ideas of what energy is and how it can be measured. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students investigate solar energy. They calculate how much energy the sun can provide in a given circumstance. They, in groups, predict which substances best collect and store solar heat. This is an excellent lab! Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students use the Internet to research energy efficient appliances. They discover tips on how to save energy in the home and how to read the EnergyGuide labels. They also examine ways to reduce the amount of water that is used. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore energy. They conduct an experiment using peanuts and heat to see how the human body burns food to make energy, create paper snake mobiles to observe heat and motion, and observe the effect heat has on water temperature. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students brainstorm a list of all of the ways they use energy in a day. In groups, they research the energy situation today and discuss what is being done to solve the problem. They also examine the issues related to this in politics and how to make informed decisions when buying energy products to help the environment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are able to identify the benefits and drawbacks of different types of alternative energies. They get a brief overview of different types of alternative energies used in Wisconsin. Students watch a Video: Renewable Energy: Clean Power for Wisconsin. As they view it, they complete a short study guide. Students create a poster to illustrate one of the alernative energy sources. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students investigate energy sources and renewable energy. They discuss true or false statements, examine how much energy they have used that day and compare it to a classmate, match energy sources with a definition, and participate in a role-play. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students brainstorm the ways we use energy sources in our daily lives and what our lives would be like without it. They answer questions based on sections from the Human Activity and the Environment 2004, "Energy in Canada" article. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students brainstorm ideas about how they consume energy, and what sources of energy are available to them. They work in small groups to research the way in which energy is consumed for a common household product, such as a CD, to reach them at home. Full Review »
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