ENERGY EDUCATION PROGRAM
The Energy Education Program works with educators and students to provide resources and opportunities for science and energy education in Alabama. The emphasis of the program is to provide K-12 students with energy conservation measures that can be used in and out of the classroom. These measures will provide useful information that the students may pass along to their family and ultimately lead to a more energy-efficient society.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:
Energy Patrol enlists students to identify energy waste in their schools by patrolling the hallways looking for empty classrooms with the lights on and other energy-wasting practices. Depending on individual school rules and energy management systems, students can also close exterior doors, report inappropriate thermostat settings, leaky faucets and more.
Energy Patrol Manual
DOE ONLINE K-12 INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
The U.S. Department of Energy is committed to helping educate our nation's next generation of scientists. The following resources help teachers integrate the Internet into K-12 classroom instruction.
Offers:
DOE Labs
General
Instructional Units
Online Resources
Lesson Plans
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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
http://www.eere.energy.gov/
Provides links to energy education sites, resources, kid’s pages, and other Department of Energy offices. Includes a form to submit to an expert about questions concerning energy efficient and renewable energy technologies.
Environmental Protection Agency Offers –
"The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up"
http://epa.gov/cleanschoolbus/msb-book.htm
EPA’s Clean School Bus USA program has partnered with Scholastic to write, illustrate, and publish a new book in the popular "Magic School Bus" children’s series. In this acclaimed educational series of books and videos for children from kindergarten through fourth grade, a teacher named Ms. Frizzle takes her class on several science-oriented field trips, riding in their magical school bus.
In “The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up,” the children and Ms. Frizzle explore the pollution emitted from their own diesel school bus and learn about how to reduce the emissions as they find themselves traveling through a diesel engine. The children learn about idle reduction and ways the community can help reduce the health risks from diesel exhaust. At the end of the book, the "Magic School Bus" gets its own pollution control device, a diesel particulate-matter filter.
Released on October 18th, this special-edition book is intended to be used by libraries, schools, state and local air programs, non-profit education and outreach campaigns, and for other targeted opportunities to increase awareness of the importance of reducing diesel emissions.
The books are free and can be ordered from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications, EPA’s publication warehouse. They may not be sold.
Quantities are limited due to the popularity of the book. Individuals, schools, and libraries may order up to 20 copies. Non-profit organizations working on diesel emissions issues and outreach may order up to 500. Other organizations, including for-profit companies, may order up to 100. Larger requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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US Department of Energy – Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Energy Education and Workforce Development
www1.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/
Teach your students the importance of green energy while enhancing your required curriculum. Here you'll find many creative lesson plans, labs, projects and other activities for grades K-12 on energy-related topics. Incorporate them into your classroom. Prepare your students for a greener future!
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory Education Programs
www.nrel.gov/education/
Information about energy education opportunities with NREL.
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Alliance to Save Energy
http://ase.org/programs/green-schools-program
On-line programs for K-12 schools and a Green Schools Program which engages students in creating energy saving activities in their school. The students learn that they have the power to influence how energy is used at their school and they get to analyze exactly how their school uses energy, engage their entire school community with their changes that save schools both energy and money.
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The NEED Project
http://www.need.org/
The mission of the NEED Project is to promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver quality energy education programs.
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National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
http://www.ncef.org/
The Department of Education has created a website for The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities as part of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). The site provides numerous information resources for people who plan, design, build, and maintain K-12 schools. The site even provides advice for saving energy in new and existing schools; there are many useful links to media and journal articles and energy management manuals and program Internet sites.
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Environmental Web Directory
http://www.free.ed.gov/
FREE is among the most popular K-12 websites maintained by the U.S. Department of Education because of the many great resources being offered by contributing federal agencies.
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EIA Kid's Page
http://www.eia.gov/kids/
Designed for kids, this page offers energy facts, education, and activities.