Renewable Energy Lesson Plans
By Subject and Grade Level
High School - Grades 9-12
- Increase heating and cooling efficiency of a home using renewable sources of energy. (9-12)
- Construct and test a windmill to observe how design and position affect the electrical energy produced. (9-12)
- Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems (9-12)
- Estimating PV System Size and Cost (9-12)
- Clean Energy from Texas Landfills (9-12)
- Renewable and sustainable technologies used by agricultural producers for over a thousand years. (9-12)
- Renewable Energy and Electric Utilities (9-12)
- Conventional and alternative transportation fuels (K-12)
- Propeller design, building a horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines, efficiency of turbine blades, turbine generators, measuring wind speed, building a data-logging anemometer. (K-12)
- From Photosynthesis to Ethanol (5-12)
- The Biofuel Project: Creating Bio-diesel (9-12)
- A Pre-Treatment Model for Ethanol Production Using a Colorimetric Analysis of Starch Solutions (9-12)
- Investigating and Using Biomass Gases (9-12)
- Photosynthesis and Biomass Growth (9-12)
- Statistical Analysis of Corn Plants and Ethanol Production (9-12)
- Energy worksheets: biomass, coal, geothermal, hydropower, natural gas, petroleum, propane, solar, uranium, wind.(9-12)
- Computer-Based Energy Projects (5-12)
- Determine and analyze energy trends in the United States over the past 50 years. (5-12)
- Students will use an energy audit tool to collect data on their home and school energy habits and present an action plan to their class. (9-12)
- How does using less energy help our environment? (5-12)
- All the steps for building a model hydrogen-powered car for competition in the Hydrogen Sprint. (9-12)
- Advanced Photovoltaic Investigations: Local Insolation; Photovoltaics Power Output & I-V Curves; Photovoltaic Orientation & Power Output; Irradiance, Temperature & PV Output; Series and Parallel Circuits; Effect of Shading on a Photovoltaic Module. (9-12)
- Modeling the Process of Mining Silicon Through a Single Displacement/Redox Reaction (9-12)
- 10 hands-on explorations that teach the scientific concepts of solar energy and photovoltaics. (9-12)
- How to compare and contrast various renewable and non-renewable sources of energy in terms of abundance, cost structure, and environmental impact. (9-12)
- Students design and build a solar still to capture drinking water from the capillary water in the soil, and then modify their designs to be more efficient. (9-12)
- Students will participate in a debate over whether to use public lands as sources of energy. (9-12)
- Measuring the Number Of Calories In Sunlight (9-12)
- Generate Your Own Hydropower (9-12)
- The Controversy of Renewable Energy (9-12)
- Energy Efficient Homes (9-12)
- Implications for Biomass as a Fuel Alternative in the AgriscienceIndustry (9-12)
- Students will determine if there were any differences between simple ovens and improved ovens thus evaluating their designs. (6-12)
- Automobile Choices and Alternative Fuels
- Curriculum for high school students and students about ethanol and its effect on vehicle performance, the environment, and the economy.
- Yosemite Hybrid Bus Worksheet (7-12)
- Statistical Analysis of Corn Plants and Ethanol Production (9-12)
- Food or Fuel? The Chemistry and Efficiency of Producing Biodiesel (9-12)
- Spotlight on Photovoltaics & Fuel Cells (A Web-based Study & Comparison) (9-12)
- Fuel Cell Technology: An Alternative Energy System For the Future (9-12)
- Intro to Fuel Cells (9-12)
- Junior Solar Sprint/Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Competitions (6-12)
- Exploring Alternative Energy Sources (10-12)
- Energy from Wind and Moving Water (11-12)
- Students are introduced to the basic physics and chemistry behind the operation of a solar cell. (11-12)
- How Much Energy is a Kilowatt Hour? (10-12)
- This unit introduces students to the concept of converting sunlight to electricity with photovoltaic cells. (9-12)
- Students are introduced to the components of a solar electric system and the concept of the photovoltaic IV curve (11-12)
- Students will learn about some of the variables related to the effectiveness of photovoltaic arrays in generating electricity. (11-12)
- Determine the areas of the country which are most likely to produce solar energy by analyzing differences in incoming solar radiation graphs. (8-12)
- Effects of the Sun on Our Planet (9-12)
- Solar Cell Efficiency Experiment (9-12)
- Determine the efficiency of a small photovoltaic cell; Build a Solar Energy Collector and analyze its efficiency. (9-12)
- Waste Management and Recycling (8-12)
- Important effects of hydropower generation (9-12)
- Exploring Wind Energy (6-12)
- A WebQuest about offshore windfarms in the United States. (10-12)
- Students are able to see the combustion of ethanol and then write a report regarding the inability for the ethanol to ignite a second time. (9-12)
- The types of alternative energy sources that are currently under research, particularly for use in cars.
- General renewable Energy Questions (Worsheet Answers) (9-12)
- Solar Energy Questions (Worsheet Answers) (9-12)
- Geothermal Energy Questions (Worsheet Answers) (9-12)
- Wind Energy Questions (Worsheet Answers) (9-12)
- Biomass Energy Questions (Worsheet Answers) (9-12)
- Biogas Energy Questions (Worsheet Answers) (9-12)
- Energy Use Calculation Worksheet (9-12)
- Renewable Energy Wordsearch Game (K-12)
- Energy worksheets: biomass, coal, geothermal, hydropower, natural gas, petroleum, propane, solar, uranium, wind.(9-12)
- Worksheet A – Renewable Energy Basics; Worksheet B – Graphing Energy Facts (9-12)
- Reaction Rates and Catalysts in Ethanol Production (5-12)
- Students brainstorm with their families about ways they can save energy at home and then share the ideas with their class at school. (K-12)
- Solar Cooking (5-12)
- Building a PV module. Testing current and voltage of a solar cell. Calculating the efficiency of a solar cell. Making a solar simulator. (5-12)
- Measuring solar radiation. Length of day around the world . Capture solar energy (5-12)
- Transportation fuels by evaluating their advantages and disadvantages (5-12)
- Building the Basic PVC Wind Turbine (5-12)
- Scale models and the issues surrounding models and their accuracy when developing a large wind farm.(5-12)
- See the difference in the speed and smoothness of the wind at different altitudes above the earth (5-12)
- A variety of ideas for building turbines and teacher handouts (5-12)
- Measuring Solar Radiation (6-12)
- Waste-to-Energy Incineration (6-12)
- Types of natural resources that are used to generate electricity. (6-12)
- What is a wind power curve and what does is tell us about a wind turbine? (6-12)
- Collect & Analyze Local Wind Data (9-12)
- Build models of wind turbines and experiment with the types of changes that will increase efficiency. (6-12)
- Analyzing Your School's Energy Consumption (9-12)
- Students design buildings as a case study in how renewable energy might be used today (6-12)
- Students use satellite data to help determine greatest renewable energy potentials in any given region and to develop skills in graphing and reading graphs. (7-12)
- Students will use text information, data and graphs to learn about energy in Canada. (9-12)
- Exploring Renewable and Non-renewable resources (game). (6-12)
- Students will understand the difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, will develop some ideas for integrating renewable energy sources into their lives, and will design a vehicle that operates on a renewable energy source. (6-12)
- Students compare renewable and non-renewable energy resources and will create PowerPoint presentations highlighting their findings. (6-12)
- This lesson will introduce students to the topic of energy— its different forms and sources and how we use it to sustain our way of life. (7-12)
- Analyze factors affecting the availability of renewable and nonrenewable resources. (9-12)
- The goals of this unit are to understand the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources, the environmental effects of fossil fuel combustion on the environment and to develop recommendations of how humans can reduce the amount of fossil fuels used by energy conservation and alternative fuel sources. (11-12)
- Crossword Puzzle Clues (9-12)
- Energy Quiz (9-12)
- History of Solar Energy Word Search Puzzle (9-12)
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