Energy and Environmental Education Materials

Topics: Environmental Education, Passive Solar, Active Solar, Photovoltaics, Wind, Hydro/Tidal/Ocean Thermal, Biomass/Biofuels, Global Warming

Source: California Energy Commission (CEC)

Web Address: www.energyquest.ca.gov

Grade Levels: K-12

Learning Strategies: Hands-on, reading/comprehension, inquiry-based

Frameworks Connections:

Science and Technology/Engineering

• Earth and Space Science Grades 9, 10

  1. Matter and Energy in Earth System
  2. The Earth's Sources of Energy

• Biology Grades 9, 10

5. Evolution & Biodiversity
6. Ecology

• Chemistry Grades 10,11

  2. Atomic Structure
  3. Periodicity
• Life Sciences Grades 6-8

  Living Things and their Environment
  Changes in Ecosystems over Time

• Physical Sciences, grades 6-8

  Heat Energy

• Technology/Engineering Grades 6-8

  2. Engineering Design

Mathematics

• Number Sense and Operations Grades 5 -10
• Patterns, Relations, and Algebra Grades 5 - 10
• Measurement Grades 5- 6

Cost: Free

Description: Provides the following printed energy and environmental education material for kindergarten through grade 12 (more resources online): Compendium for Energy Resources (curriculum evaluation); Universal House; Energy Shelter & the California Indian; Conserve and Renew; Let’s Get Energized; Energy Math; and 4-H Guide to Home Conservation.

Energy Quest, an online resource for students, teachers and parents, is dedicated solely to energy education and features information on renewable energy, conservation, safety, energy-related math and science experiments; word games; and links to other resources.

Devoured by the Dark is a Goosebumps-like energy story exploring a travel-through-time adventure for children. The Energy Commission’s Consumer Energy Center, www.consumerenergycenter.org, provides information for older students on renewable technologies, lighting, passive design, transportation, and building materials. Teacher reviewers say, “Good introductory page… immediately interesting.”