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Fun with the Sun - Teacher's Activity Guide for Elementary Grades K-2
Lesson Description:
This activity kit is designed for elementary grades k-2, and is appropriate for discussion of energy concepts at these grade levels. the concepts developed through the activities in this kit include:
This activity kit is designed for elementary grades k-2, and is appropriate for discussion of energy concepts at these grade levels. the concepts developed through the activities in this kit include:
- energy classification (form, source, nonrenewable and renewable),
- uses and limits of energy,
- conversion of energy forms,
- conservation of energy, and
- future energy resources.
Lesson Type:
- Other
Sustainability Topic:
- Energy
GEF Program Category:
- Green Energy Challenge
Time Needed:
Varies by activity
Varies by activity
Standards Addressed:
This kit addresses guidelines of the colorado science standards with respect to standards 1, 2, and 5:
This kit addresses guidelines of the colorado science standards with respect to standards 1, 2, and 5:
- 1.0 students understand the processes of scientific investigation, and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations.
- 2.0 physical science: students know and understand common properties, forms, and changes in matter and energy. (focus: physics and chemistry)
- 2.2 students know that energy appears in different forms, and can move (betransferred) and change (be transformed).
- 2.3 students understand that interactions can produce changes in a system, although the total "quantities of matter and energy remain unchanged.
- 5.0 students know and understand interrelationships among science, technology, and human activity and how they can affect the world.
Materials Needed:
- Materials vary by activity. some materials include scissors, glue, markers, hole punch, string.
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Energy Education and Workforce Development
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Energy Education and Workforce Development
School or Group:
Energy Education and Workforce Development
Energy Education and Workforce Development
Contact Email:
Jmcclain@nationalgreenweek.com
Jmcclain@nationalgreenweek.com
Notes:
Taken from the Energy Education and Workforce Development Website (http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/plans.aspx?id=299)
Taken from the Energy Education and Workforce Development Website (http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/plans.aspx?id=299)
Located in: Green Energy Challenge K-2
