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- 8th - 9th
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Students discuss the different uses of energy. They examine the consumption percentages to do household tasks. They discover ways to reduce their energy consumption. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students investigate renewable energy sources that are designed to help the planet become environmentally healthy. They give group presentation of the material they research. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine the renewable energy sources of the sun and wind as a means of becoming energy independent. They research and experiment with the use of these energy sources, and complete worksheets and debate the issues involved. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify the different types of energy and how it is used. As energy detectives, they locate examples of energy in their classroom and school building. They complete an energy vocabulary quiz. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students investigate how feasible it would be to install a wind-turbine distributed energy system in their school. They write a proposal for the turbine which will be presented to the principal. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine the relationship between energy and society. In groups, they define energy sources as renewable or conventional and research how each method contributes to the world's energy. They write about how the patterns of energy usage differ throughout the world. Using the internet, they research the organizations that address energy policies and develop their own policy to meet the needs of different societies. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the concept of thermodynamics. In groups, they participate in experiments in which they discover how potential energy converts into kinetic energy. They use the internet to research the components of a combustion engine and explain the four-stroke combustion cycle. They use all of their information to create a Science Fair project. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students define energy and identify the different types that exist. They identify places they see, hear or feel energy. They understand the role of engineering in finding and testing sources of energy for the production of electricity. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students form expert engineering teams working for the (fictional) alternative energy consulting firm, Greenewables, Inc. Each team specializes in a form of renewable energy used to generate electrical power: passive solar, solar photovoltaic, wind power, low-impact hydropower, biomass, geothermal and hydrogen fuel cells. Teams produce poster presentations making a case for their technology and produce an accompanying PDF document using Adobe Acrobat that summarizes the presentation. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students research the possibility and feasibility of installing a wind-turbine distributed energy system for their school. They conduct research, watch an online video, analyze the cost of the project and examine the benefits, and write a proposal of their findings to the principal of the school. Full Review »
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