Electricity Shortage

Extra! Extra! Read all about past and present energy use in a classroom-made historical newspaper. Useful as a cross-curricular assignment between science, history, and language arts, the project is sure to get young journalists...

In this language arts instructional activity, students read 4 short paragraphs and complete various activities based upon them. Students match titles to paragraphs, rewrite sentences, find cause and effect. Students also write a short...

Students study the causes of electricity shortage in California in 2000-2001. In this social studies lesson plan, students evaluate the effect of the deregulation process. They discuss the actions taken by the government to solve the...

Students explore the role that electricity plays in their daily lives, both in school and at home. They conduct research on energy usage in various rooms of the school and in their homes and create posters, graphs, and analyses of their...

Students read an online CNNfyi.com article related to the energy crisis in California. They calculate the monthly cost of running household appliances. They develop a list of alternative methods of energy sources.

In this energy alternatives and conservation worksheet, students research the topic, answer 3 questions, then complete a 4 step plan to create a print or digital project.  This page has numerous links to web resources.

High schoolers examine energy issues. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students discuss nuclear power options. High schoolers also discuss energy consumption and create energy reduction guides for students their...