This unit presents a five-day series of classroom activities designed to help students become more aware of the energy situation and their individual responsibilities toward it. Each day's lesson includes: (1) activity title; (2) motivational hints; (3) objectives; (4) materials needed; and (5) description of the activity. A list of resource…

This series of lessons and class activities is designed for presentation in a sequence of nine class days. The collection is intended to provide the student in advanced science classes with awareness of the possibilities and limitations of solar energy as a potential solution to the energy crisis. Included are discussion of the following: (1)…

This selection of class activities involves a sequence of 10 class sessions. The goal of the collection is to aid students in learning the concepts of energy conservation and to put this knowledge into practice. Attention is also given to the development of alternate energy sources. Each lesson includes an activity title, motivational hints,…

This collection of lessons involves a sequence of 10 class sessions to give above average seventh-grade students an opportunity to use verbal, research, and creative skills in discussing the energy situation as it applies to their lives. The practice of English skills is emphasized in the lessons. A list of sources of free or inexpensive materials…

This booklet is designed for seventh-grade, above-average students to explore energy through poetry. Students will study energy from a literary point of view and will produce an original poem. The series of lessons is for a five-day sequence. A list of free or inexpensive materials and their sources is provided at the end of the booklet.…

This collection of lessons and class activities is designed for presentation during a sequence of five class days. The lessons are intended to emphasize the need for energy conservation by everyone. Seventh grade students will be taught methods for acquainting others of the nature of the energy situation and methods of making their homes more…

This guide presents instructions for five class sessions on the preparation of an energy education program by students to the community. The energy education program is designed around a series of booths or activity centers devised and operated by seventh-grade students and set up within the classroom. A list of sources for free or inexpensive…

This laboratory unit is designed for a minimum of 15 hours of work. Experiments are designed to fit a complete unit of study on energy, and require only simple, inexpensive, or easily constructed equipment. Motivational questions, objectives, support information, feedback items, and follow-up activities are incorporated into the various…

Eighth-grade students in Verona, Mississippi were surveyed for their awareness and understanding of energy problems after they completed a specially designed unit on energy. Verona pupils seemed more conservation-minded and aware of limited energy resources than a control group. (MP)