Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Cost-Effective Buying
Middle school energy experts read about the relationship between energy use and cost-efficiency. Then they work through a couple of scenarios to determine which approach is more cost-effective.
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Yesterday in Energy
Clever! Collaborative groups of environmental scientists create a museum exhibit and presentation for an energy-using activity such as heating a home or transportation. They must compare past to present use of energy for that particular...
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The BEAM Project: Building Efficient Architectural Models
Technology or engineering teams are given a task to design, construct, and test the efficiency of a structure that will foster an even temperature throughout an entire sunny day. Intended as a long-term project, pupils research, plan,...
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How Cells Harvest Energy
Survey the metabolism process from respiration through the production of the ATP molecule with this seven page AP biology worksheet. Pupils write short answers on the lines provided and label a diagram of the cellular respiration process.
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Considerations in Heating a Home
Emerging engineers discover how important it is to conserve energy as fossil fuel supplies are being diminished. This is accomplished by working through a handout that explains energy requirements for heating a home during the winter....
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Energy Through the Ages
In this energy through the ages activity, students read about the history of energy use beginning with early civilization and the use of water wheels for the production of energy to hydrocarbon-based coal, oil and natural gas of today....
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Smart Meter Plan to Save on Electricity
In this smart meter plan to save on electricity learning exercise, students research smart meters, the cost of electricity and methods for conserving energy, then answer 7 questions. This page has several links to helpful websites.
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How Much Electricity Do You Use?
In this energy use worksheet, students will look at a table that lists different household appliances and the amount of energy used per year measured in Kilowatt-hours. Using this information, students will calculate how much these...
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Student Survey: Solar Energy
In this energy survey, students answer 15 questions about how they use various forms of energy. This survey is designed to be printed.
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Plugged in to CO2
Learners use a meter to measure the energy used and carbon produced by electronics and appliances. In this environmental science and technology lesson, students use a Kill-A-Watt meter to determine the electricity used by everyday...
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Energy Busters: Home Energy Conservation
Students survey home energy use and develop an energy conservation plan.
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Truth or Consequences
In this energy conservation learning exercise, students answer questions about energy sources and energy use. The learning exercise includes both true/false and multiple choice questions. There are 22 questions with answers.
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Now, That's a Bright Idea!
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...