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Curated OER

Windsor Opposes Waste - WOW!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in paper recycling. They are taught to environmental awareness of recycling and its importance in their future. Students discuss and identify the problems of how they can minimize waste. They brainstorm suggestions...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Drawing on Kenaf

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore kenaf, a tree-free paper. In this environmental issues lesson, students draw pictures following a presentation about the origin and "eco-friendly" nature of kenaf.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Rock Star Sting Fights Against Brazilian Dam

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, learners read "Rock Star Sting Fights Against Brazilian Dam," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Make a Dried Bouquet

For Teachers K - 8th
Students examine how drying flowers was a popular hobby for Colonial women during the Colonial era in America. They read and discuss an instruction sheet, and create dried-flower bouquets that are hung upside down and tied with a string.
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Other

Alliance to Save Energy: A Home Energy Audit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This activity allows students to become building inspectors, identifying features that can help or hurt energy conservation.
Handout
Energy for Sustainable Development

Esd Bulgaria: Kids & Energy: Save Energy

For Students 3rd - 5th
Looks at four different ways people can save energy - through energy efficiency, recycling, planting trees, and protecting wildlife.
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Cboces: Migrant Education Program: We Save Energy at Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A family shares the different ways that they conserve energy. Includes audio narration.
Unit Plan
Energy4Me

Energy4me: Energy Conservation Contract

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about saving energy and encourage their families to conserve in this outreach activity.
Handout
US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: Saving Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at what you can do to save energy that answers "What can I do to save energy?" and "How can recycling save energy?" Also provides a collection of useful links to more information on energy efficiency, waste, and recycling.
Handout
Other

California Energy Commission: Saving Time, Saving Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
The California Energy Commission explains the history of Daylight Saving Time and why we "spring forward, fall back." There is lots of trivia included about time, a chart giving the start and end dates through 2015, and links to much...
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Energy Conservation: Off, On, Off

For Students K - 1st
Learn about light switches and how to save electricity when they are turned off. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
Activity
Other

First Energy: The Electric Avenue

For Students 3rd - 8th
A comprehensive look at energy ranging from types of energy to the exploration of electricity. Learning puzzles and games are included.
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Energy Conservation: Let's Be Energy Friendly!

For Students 1st - 2nd
A family shows some of the ways they reduce their energy use. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
Lesson Plan
Other

Alliance to Save Energy: Conservation for the Ages

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"In this project based lesson plan, students learn about various types of energy and the need to conserve energy, write a children's story about saving energy, and read their energy books to elementary students."
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Other

Alliance to Save Energy: Educator Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A series of teacher lesson plans for various grade levels. Topics pertain to insulation (among other things) and other energy conservation and energy efficiency topics. Can be easily adapted for a student project or lab investigation.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Spare a Watt, Save a Lot

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this science fair project, you will investigate the different uses of electricity in your home. By identifying appliances, and determining how much energy they use, as well as which are phantom loaders, you can determine if there are...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Be an Energy Saver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the scarce and non-renewable nature of fossil fuels in order to stimulate student thinking about energy conservation. It emphasizes the fact that saving energy can be good for the wallet as well as the earth's...
Interactive
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency: Kids Saving Energy: Roofus's Home

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a tour of Roofus's home to see why it is so energy efficient. With numerous bits of advice about improvements that you can make to make better use of energy at home.
Lesson Plan
Other

Alliance to Save Energy: Energy Efficiency Ambassadors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will research energy conservation devices and build a demonstration project incorporating a device.
Website
US Department of Energy

U.s. Department of Energy: Energy Savers

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information on everything from buying energy-efficient products to using the proper landscaping for particular climates to conserve resources. Starting with an energy assessment, this website will help users reduce their consumption...
Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: A Greener Kitchen Ways to Save Energy in the Kitchen

For Students 1st - 9th
Go green and help the eviroment by saving energy and power in the kitchen.
Website
Other

U.s. Environmental Protection Agency: Energy Star

For Students 9th - 10th
Government-sponsored site provides information about saving money and conserving energy by using energy-efficient products and practices at home and at business and organizational sites. Some resources in Spanish.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Cayman Islands: What Is Energy Conservation?

For Students 5th - 7th
Renewable and nonrenewable energy sources are described, different types of energy, and how energy can be conserved.
Interactive
Other

California Energy Commission: Games: Watt's That?! Jr.

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from California Energy Commission provides six different games about energy in which you may play by yourself or against an opponent to answer trivia questions.

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