Renewable Energy Lesson: Introduction
Created by Teacher(s): Ashley Nelson, Lindsey Pockl|Published on: June 9, 2022
Grades: 3, 4, 5
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: Science
Duration: 45 minutes
Created by: SubjectToClimate teachers
Region: Global
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Synopsis
Students learn about renewable and nonrenewable sources and ways they use energy in their everyday lives. Students use data about where our energy comes from in the U.S. to start conversations about conserving energy.
Inquire: Students define energy and brainstorm about their own energy use.
Investigate: Students learn about renewable and nonrenewable energy and complete an energy sort.
Inspire: Students begin an energy audit.
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Ashley Nelson
K-2 Science and Technology Teacher
Ashley has been teaching for 16 years and has taught in Vietnam, Thailand, California, and Virginia. She is passionate about teaching STEM, computer science, and technology and empowering teachers to try new things in their classroom practice. She is also a certified Yoga and Mindfulness teacher and believes we must take care of our inner world to care for our external environment properly. She lives in Richmond, Virginia and loves vegan cooking, climate change activism, and connecting to the natural world.
Lindsey Pockl
Lindsey worked with SubjectToClimate to develop accompanying materials for lesson plans for grades 3-12.
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