Energy Conservation Lesson Plans

Students research and report the costs and benefits of making their own homes more energy efficient. In this energy conservation lesson, students explore energy efficient technologies and design over several days. They complete a home energy check and show what they have learned by writing a research based report on energy efficiency in their own homes.

Students explore the topic of energy conservation. They identify energy sources, complete a chart and a questionnaire, and write two paragraphs summarizing the lesson information and ways to conserve energy.

Students experiment to learn about how insulation helps conserve energy. In this energy conservation lesson, students follow directions to conduct an experiment that show how insulation increases energy conservation. They use plastic bottles, hot water, and a variety of insulation materials such as newspaper, fabric and egg crates. They fill in a chart with their observation before answering associated questions.

Students create a project applying their math skills as they discuss energy conservation. In this geometry lesson, students define vocabulary relating to the environment and energy conservation. They construct a building that allow lots of energy conservation.

Students examine the nonrenewable nature of fossil fuels and energy conservation. They play a memory game that identifies people-powered substitutes for things that use electricity and gas, and estimate cost savings of energy-efficient home appliances.

Students act as energy conservation engineers and identify the ways energy is conserved or wasted. They also discover many ways to personally conserve energy everyday. Students discover how engineers perform home energy audits to understand the ways we use energy and identify ways we can conserve energy. An effective game is outlined in this plan which demonstrates the basics of energy conservation.

Students experiment with photovoltaic cells and determine the energy use of their appliances. In this renewable energy lesson, students calculate the energy emitted by a photovoltaic cell through an inquiry-based lab. They keep track of the energy they use at home and calculate how many photovoltaic cells they would need for their daily energy needs.

Students test insulation materials. In this energy conservation instructional activity, students use different insulation materials to see which one holds heat the best. Students pour hot water into bottles, take the temperature, wait 15 minutes, then take the temperature again. Students chart the differences in temperature.

Learners brainstorm a list of electrical devices used in their home. They read an article about electricity usage in a heat wave. In groups, they create public service announcements promoting energy conservation. They share their ideas with the class.

Fourth graders study renewable energy in its various forms. They list the different forms of energy and specific ways to conserve energy in their own homes.