Renewable Energy Lesson Plans
By Subject and Grade Level
Lower Elementary School - Grades K-3
- What is Energy? Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Energy (K-3)
- Geothermal Energy Basics (K-4)
- Solar Cell Simulation (K-4)
- Solar energy: basics, heat and motion, chemical reactions, cooking, generating electricity, PV cells (K-4)
- Use a photovoltaic panel, motor and propeller to build a simple solar-powered system. (K-4)
- Build and research simple solar stills.(K-4)
- Solar energy: sun energy, light, plants, radiometer, thermometer, solar beads, solar oven, solar cells.(K-4)
- Similarities and differences between solar tea and tea brewed by boiling water. (K-4)
- Conventional and alternative transportation fuels (K-12)
- Create awareness for alternative energies and for the disadvantages of current fossil fuels. (1-4)
- Make a Pizza Box Solar Oven (K-3)
- Solar Energy Timeline (K-2)
- Effects of the Sun on Our Planet (2-4)
- A story about a dog that didn't pay much attention to the environment. (2-5)
- A student survey about personal energy use. (K-3)
- Can I use the sun instead of a bonfire to make S’Mores? (K-4)
- What kinds of materials store solar energy? (K-5)
- Solar Activities (K-6)
- Students learn that the wind is dependent on the sun's energy (story). (K-3)
- Renewable Energy Wordsearch Game (K-12)
- Wind Energy Activities and Worksheets (K-5)
- 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)
- Create an action plan to reduce energy use in your home. (K-8)
- Compare fluorescent light bulbs and standard light bulbs (K-8)
- 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)
- Designing a Green Building (K-5)
- Renewable & Nonrenewable Resources Lesson Plan (3-4)
- The difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. (K-2)
- The lesson focuses on the differences between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, emphasizing the growing difficulty of finding energy whose supply is decreasing. (K-5)
- The difference between renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy (K-4)
- Renewable Energy Crossword Puzzle (K-5)
- Energy Crossword Quiz (K-5)
- Energy Crossword (K-5)
- Renewable Energy Crossword (K-5)
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