Activity
Teach Engineering

Energy Choices Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Here's a fun game on a very serious matter. Scholars play a board game to learn about personal energy use and consumption. They see how various choices affect their energy use and costs, and then apply this knowledge to brainstorm ways...
Lesson Plan
Teach Engineering

The Energy Problem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Think you can solve the energy problem? You'll first need to know about current energy use. Analyzing a set of circle graphs lets scholars see where energy consumption is the greatest, both by sector and by household use. They develop a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Collisions and Momentum: Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the concepts of potential and kinetic energy by bouncing assorted balls on different surfaces and calculating the momentum for each ball. They give examples of collisions and momentum in sports and understand that...
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Energy Problem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This six-day lesson provides students with an introduction to the importance of energy in their lives and the need to consider how and why we consume the energy we do. The lesson includes activities to engage students in general energy...