Energy & Society Kit
Overview
Our Energy & Society program kit provides formal and non-formal educators with tools and activities to help students in grades PreK-8 learn about their relationship with energy and investigate the environmental issues related to energy's role in society.
Energy & Society helps students develop critical thinking skills to make decisions about their personal energy use. In addition to hands-on activities, Energy & Society integrates music and dance to enhance the study of energy issues.
Get the Materials
No training is required to purchase the Energy & Society materials. Materials include Energy & Society Activity Guide and Energy & Me Music CD.
Purchase the Energy and Society Kit ($45)or contact your PLT State Coordinator for more information.
Program Details
Let’s take a peek at what’s inside this module.
Energy & Society Activity Guide
- Background section for educators.
- Outline of how to use the Energy & Society materials with students
- Correlations to national standards in science, social studies, and English language arts
- Student energy primer
- Visual teaching tools such as posters for introducing students to the topic of energy and the issues surrounding it.
- 6 activities that educators can use with Where is the energy? and What powers the move?
- Ideas for action projects and science fair projects
- Energy-related case studies
- List of energy-related children's literature and other resources
- Lyrics to the songs on the Billy B compact disc
Reprinting and Copyright Information
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