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Input the links below in your browser and you'll find "best practices" resources for lesson plans, curriculum, and educational materials for teaching energy efficiency, renewable energy, real science and solar power (plus other forms of alternative energy)... we have tried to offer the best educational resources, and the best practice environmental lesson plans on the planet. Please let us know how we'll doing and we'll donate or give you a discount on one of our environmental posters for your classroom, school or colleague...
Earth Day - Celebrate Renewable Energy
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Student projects for saving energy - Here are some activities and projects we've collected for students (and teachers!) to use at school or home... (after all solar and renewable energy are good career options). Energy auditing: Choose a student to be class energy technician who will make sure energy is being properly used. You can pick a new technician each week! The energy "field rep" will turn off lights when no one is in the room, such as during recess and after class. Make "Turn It Off" signs for the light switches at school and at home. Be a detective! Work with your parents to find leaks and drafts in windows and doors by making a map of your house. Label all the doors, windows and vents. Then take a thin ribbon, or dollar bill, and hold it next to the edges of closed doors and windows. If your dollar bill or ribbon moves, you've found a leak! Then it's time to weatherize your house against the elements to save more energy. (The perfect family green activity: seal air leaks in your house to save energy and save money!) Look on your favorite search engine for information on weatherization and help out your neighbors... For more info, you can always e-mail us. (from www.californiasciencecenter.com) Environmental Audits for students - getting permission ahead of time, survey your school's (or home for home schooling) recycling and resources and "audit" (evaluate) their school: go to http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Publications/default.asp?pubid=1140 for a free guide. (Find more at www.ciwmb.ca.gov.) How can you make your home (or school) more energy efficient? Check out ways to conserve energy: click here |
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Vocational Education - Do-It-Yourself Projects
Songs for the Environment We have to save our planet so we can live and grow D A7 D We might be only children but we will try, you'll see D A7 D And we can save this planet - it starts with you and me Recycle (Sung to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star") C F C We recycle what we use G7 C G7 C Separate things and you should too C F C G7 Glass and paper, plastic and tin C G7 C G7 Go in your recycling bin C F C We must start now, we can't wait G7 C G7 C Quick, or it will be too late! Courtesy of: Mary Flynn at www.songs4teachers.com |
| Learning Links Visit these great sites for more info... |
"Energy Quest" Interactive Resource (for creative and fun learning about solar)
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html
From California Energy Commission http://pge.com/education_training/energenius/ |
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For Earth Day crafts, coloring books and other educational activities visit DLTK Crafts:
http://www.dltk-kids.com
Solar info:
http://www.californiasolarcenter.org/sol/solarkits.html
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Electricity - science / safety education http://www.sce.com/kidsscience/ http://www.sce.com/kids/ |
Misc. Sources http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/ http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/video.html |
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Contests and grants www.usc.edu/edisonchallenge |
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