Standards
Standard for Technological Literacy 16:
In order to select, use, and understand energy and power technologies, students in Grades 6-8 should learn that:
d use energy and power technologies.
- Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use energy and power technologies.
In order to select, use, and understand energy and power technologies, students in Grades 6-8 should learn that:
- Energy is the capacity to do work
- Energy can be used to do work, using many processes
- Power systems are used to drive and provide propulsion to other technological products and systems.
d use energy and power technologies.
Activity 1: Pop Culture vs. Opinion vs. Fact
Create our own Word Cloud
- Click here for a word cloud generator
- Raise your hand
- Share with the class anything you think, know, or heard about climate change
Compare 2 Word Clouds
- Which words match?
- What are some new words you see?
What is Climate Change?
Watch the video "Climate change in 60 seconds"
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Creating Greenhouse gases & Energy
Watch the video
"Renewable energy explained in 2-1/2 minutes"
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Energy Our Powerful Future
Read the following article: "Energy our Powerful Future" Complete the "Crossword Puzzle" |
Activity 2: Tournament of Champions
Using the flash game "Save the World," learn all you can about alternative energy resources. You will need all the information you gather in your "Tournament of Champions Guide" to help you win the tournament of champions
Activity 3: Energy used for Cars
- Pick 3 different cars (2016 or later)
- Research miles per gallon (highway & city), annual fuel cost, and greenhouse gas emissions for each car
- Use the websites below ONLY!
- Write a paragraph on which car is better for the environment and why.
- Create a poster in MS Word using your research (One Page)
Resources:
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/
http://www.epa.gov/autoemissions
http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/
Closing: Alternative Energy Check-in
Click here and complete the following assignment
Click here and complete the following assignment
Activity 4: Engineering Design Challenge
You and a partner will design and construct a solar-powered racer using the Engineering Design Process.
Solar Car Derby Handout
Solar Car Derby Handout
Resources
Climate change in 60 seconds—YouTube. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4e5UPu1co0
Driscoll, M. P. (2014). Psychology of learning for instruction. Pearson Education.
EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://afdc.energy.gov/
Epictop10. (2019). Global Warming. photograph. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/182229932@N07/48340565991
Fuel Economy. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://www.fueleconomy.gov/
Renewable Energy Explained in 2 1/2 Minutes. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEeH4EniM3E
Student Fact Sheets (Grades 3-6). (2011, November 14). Sfenvironment.Org - Our Home. Our City. Our Planet. https://sfenvironment.org/article/curriculum/student-fact-sheets
Wonderville | Free Online Energy Games Using Alternative Energy Sources For Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://wonderville.org/asset/save-the-world
Driscoll, M. P. (2014). Psychology of learning for instruction. Pearson Education.
EERE: Alternative Fuels Data Center Home Page. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://afdc.energy.gov/
Epictop10. (2019). Global Warming. photograph. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/182229932@N07/48340565991
Fuel Economy. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://www.fueleconomy.gov/
Renewable Energy Explained in 2 1/2 Minutes. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEeH4EniM3E
Student Fact Sheets (Grades 3-6). (2011, November 14). Sfenvironment.Org - Our Home. Our City. Our Planet. https://sfenvironment.org/article/curriculum/student-fact-sheets
Wonderville | Free Online Energy Games Using Alternative Energy Sources For Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved April 30, 2020, from https://wonderville.org/asset/save-the-world