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Today's educational quote: "You can never learn less, you can only learn more." - Buckminster Fuller


Our Main Educational Products

Model kits with solar -
grades 4 and up

Cars - grades 4 and up,
Boats - grades 4 and up

Science and solar - grades 6 and up

Physics - middle school and above

Rainbow Maker educational toy (all ages)




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Video (DVD) on Renewable Energy

 "This Renewable House" - middle school up

Ecological and educational Posters
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Solar and Renewable Energy Education Sites

K-12 General Lesson Plans, Curriculum, Media, Science
 and Educational Resources

 

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 most amazing lesson plans found anywhere.  Please let us know how we'll doing and we'll discount an environmental poster for too for your classroom...

 

    For science teachers:  Digital Library for Earth Systems -

        http://www.dlese.org/educators/index.html

    For Dept. of Energy info:  http://eereweb.ee.doe.gov/education/lesson_plans.html

    For the National Renewable Labs: www.NREL.org

    For National Resource Defense: www.nrdc.org/greensquad/library/energy_solar.html  

    For simple "how it works" info: http://science.howstuffworks.com/solar-cell.htm

    For the "EnerGenius" curriculum program - http://pge.com/education_training/energenius/

    For Green Classroom info:  http://students.prescott.edu/users/vwoodruff/greenclassroom/
        - note: some links may change. If this happens go back to the organization's home page and try again.


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Earth Day - Celebrate Renewable Energy 

Earth Day materials are all around...  if  you know where to look...  thanks to companies like DLTK's Crafts for Kids, you can find a variety of printable Earth Day coloring pages (as well as children's crafts, coloring pages, and other educational themes).  Here's some examples of line drawings that are available from DLTK in color as well...  Click on the link below for the source of these great materials, DLTK Crafts.

Earth Day coloring page templates for recycling Earth Day activities

templates for Earth Day - recycle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Thanks to DLTK-kids.com for above graphic                  Above graphic DLTK-kids.com

 

For these and other coloring pages just input the following into your browser:

www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/earth.html

Earth Day Facts:

   April 22, or so the story goes, is the anniversary of the first Earth Day, when millions of people participate in events ranging from neighborhood cleanups to visiting a local event.  Back in 1970, a huge march on Washington was organized on (or around) this day and, as a result, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created.  (It is still in existence, but a lot of us wonder today why the current administration seemed to ignore the giant pollution problem in the room...). 

This "Earth Day" celebration led to monumental legislation called the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts (still in force today).  Some of the facts may differ, we have found, and if you have any more info about Earth Day, please e-mail it to us.

To learn what Earth Day activities are planned for your area, use your world wide web search engine to see what your community has planned.  Remember the spirit of Earth Day: you have the power to go plant a tree (with your parent's/teacher's permission of course), neighborhood recycle projects, write a letter to a corporation to tell them to pack boxes with natural, recyclable materials (as opposed to plastic and foam-type peanuts that take forever to break down), and the list goes on and on.  If you have an idea for your community write to us. 

Celebrate Earthay via these links:  for a little history go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_day

To find out where you can participate in an earth day activity in your community,
click here: Earth Day Events and Locations

More Earth Day Resources:  click here:  Earth Day Resource Materials

Above, courtesy of www.Earthday.net

 Happy Earth Day Coloring and Activities Book

Earth Day art from the EPAOne of EPA's most popular publications for young children, this is an

11-page coloring book full of tips for making the Earth a better place.

 

 

To download this free coloring book art, go to:

http://www.epa.gov/region5/publications/happy/happy.htm

 

Graphic courtesy EPA

 


Here are some activities you, or your school environmental club can do...

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 doors and windows.  If it moves, you've found a leak!  Give the map to your parents and ask them seal any leaks.

(from www.californiasciencecenter.com)

 

Environmental Audits for students - getting permission ahead of time, survey your school's 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)

 

Also, how can you make your home (or school) more energy efficient?

 

To check out ways to conserve energy: click here


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 Primary songs for the environment

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

(Sung to "Eensy, Weensy Spider")

 D                   A7                     D

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - words that we all know

                    D                  A7                     D                     

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, 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 ww w.songs4teachers.com


Vocational Education - Do-It-Yourself Projects

Two excellent sources of technical information about the practical/technical aspects of renewable energy are our favorites, "Home Power" and "Solar Today" magazines.


Learning Links Visit these great sites for more info...

For teachers:

Sites for Teachers link

Student Links:

 

"Energy Quest" Interactive Resource

 (for creative and fun learning about solar)

 

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html

From California Energy Commission
 
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/
http://pge.com/education_training/energenius/

Earth Day crafts and coloring books from DLTK.com

 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 

 

 
   
 Electricity - science / safety education
http://www.sce.com/kidsscience/
http://www.sce.com/kids/

Other Sources
http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/

http://www.solarenergy.org/resources/video.html

 


Education Curriculum Materials
   and Media - (videos, slides and films)

   - some at no cost to educators - contact organization for info

The Technical Information Center
U.S. Department of Energy
P.O. Box 62
Oak Ridge, TN. 37830

Solar Energy Information Center
Solar Energy Research Institute
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, Colorado, 80401

National Science Foundation
1800 6th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20550


National Science Foundation
1800 6th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20550


National Solar Energy Education Campaign
10762 Tucker St.
Beltsville, M.D. 20705

California only:

Southern California Edison
Educational Relations/Teacher Resources
501 Morengo
Alhambra, CA 01803
www.sce.com/CommunityandRecreation/Education/
Tel., (626) 302-1212

California Integrated Waste Management Board
Mindy Fox, Office of Educ./Environ.Director
1001 'I' Street (P.O. Box 4025)
Sacramento, CA 95812
www.ciwmb.ca.gov/

Contests and grants
 
www.usc.edu/edisonchallenge
BP A+ for Energy Energy Education
www.aplusforenergy.com
Recycle Posters:
http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=665 
 



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