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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Energy Conservation: Electricity

For Students 1st - 2nd
Read about where how the electricity to our homes is produced and why it is important to conserve energy. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Energy Conservation Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this study guide to review energy conservation.
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Energy Conservation in the Home [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at how energy is used in a home, and strategies in construction, choice of appliances, etc. for minimizing waste.
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
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Renewable Energy for the Home [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
Discusses different ways to heat and cool a home, and perform a variety of tasks, using renewable energy sources. Examples include window shades, a solar water heater, solar-powered toys, etc.
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Passive Solar Design for Homes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses different features that can be incorporated into a home's design in order to harness solar energy.
Lesson Plan
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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Energy Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of how energy is used, and how it can be conserved.
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.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

The Molecular Workbench Database: Energy Conservation in Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the energy conversion from potential to kinetic in this interactive activity that explores total energy in chemical reactions.
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Electricity From the Sun [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 6th
Discusses forms of renewable energy that rely on the sun. For example, wind is created when solar energy heats the air, and biomass is solar energy that has been stored in plants.
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Feasibility of Photovoltaic Systems [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes how a photovoltaic or PV system works to convert solar energy into electricity. Explains how to estimate what size of PV system is needed and what the cost would be, and provides a worksheet with formulas for calculating...
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Learning About Photovoltaic Systems [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how photovoltaic systems work and how Texas homeowners are using them. Discusses how a homeowner can use solar energy and still be on the electricity grid system.
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Solar Electricity Works for Texas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses photovoltaic energy systems and their many applications, e.g., in telecommunications, consumer products, space technology, solar lights, etc.
Handout
US Energy Information Administration

U.s. Eia Energy Kids: What Is Energy: Forms of Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Government energy information site provides users with an understanding of what energy is, the forms of energy, energy efficiency, sources of energy as well as the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Website
Other

Pembina Institute: Renewable Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Pembina Institute, a well respected Canadian research organization, has posted a variety of reports on renewable energy and energy efficiency here. Many of them respond to or make recommendations on federal and provincial government...
Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Energy

For Students 6th - 8th
Seven hands-on lessons module where students learn about energy. These inquiry-based explorations investigate where energy resources come from and how they are converted into electricity, how fossil fuels form, the importance of...
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Grounded Coupled Heat Pumps [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how a heat pump system works, and how a ground-coupled system improves its efficiency and saves money.
Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Energy Efficiency

For Students 9th - 10th
In this simple experiment, students learn about the insulating characteristics of soil and how this relates to energy efficiency.
Activity
US Department of Energy

Us Dept. Of Energy: Urbita Elementary School: Linda Gregory: Draft O Meter [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will observe drafts in homes and in the classroom to determine if or how much heat or air conditioning is escaping. How can the rooms be made more energy efficient?
Website
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office:energy Sources: Biomass Energy From Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Texas has the potential for becoming a leading provider of biomass energy due to its agricultural industry. Some crops produced in Texas, such as canola, switchgrass, sorghum, and sugarcane, have been identified as energy crops that...
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Energy Sources: Fuels From Biomass: Biodiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses biodiesel fuel production and the benefits that this renewable energy resource has for the environment and the economy.
Handout
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas

State Energy Conservation Office: Energy Sources: Biomass: Manure for Fuel

For Students 9th - 10th
Texas is famous for its cattle ranches, and all those cattle produce a lot of manure. Texans are working on projects to harness the energy in manure in various ways. Dry manure has been and continues to be burned for heating and cooking....
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Energy Conservation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the idea that energy use impacts the environment and our wallets. They discuss different types of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, as well as the impacts of energy consumption. Through a series of...

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