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

Here is a fantastic experiment-based lesson on water conservation, waste, and filtration. The lesson plan is well-developed and provides background information, discussion leads, and six scripted lab activities anyone can do. The class...

Having fresh, clean drinking water is a privilege many people take for granted. Help raise awareness about the scarcity of water and the importance of conservation by discussing different ways water is used in everyday life. Brainstorm...

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.

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.

A family shares the different ways that they conserve energy. Includes audio narration.

Learn about some of the special skills some small mammals have. Includes audio narration in Turkish and English, with text in English.

Pupils often inadvertently develop misconceptions due to assumptions made during instruction. A video presentation from the Good Thinking PD series describes how misconceptions about the transfer and conservation of energy occur. By...

Young scholars study water conservation. In this water conservation instructional activity, students investigate the scarcity of water and determine reasons for conserving water.  Young scholars estimate how much water they use in...

Trying to plan an engaging elementary science unit on natural resources? Conserve your energy! This five-part series of lessons and hands-on activities has exactly what you need to teach young scholars about the importance of conservation.

What a wonderful way to explore motion and forces! Learners design a catapult, after watching a video and discussing types of catapults. This is a comprehensive and complete activity with links to supplementary resources.