Teaching Activities

Susan Powers, Jan DeWaters, A number of Clarkson and St. Lawrence University students in the K-12 Project Based Learning Partnership Program
Students work in pairs to pick black and white beads out of a bag to represent the percent of renewable and nonrenewable resources used in different countries, and then graph the information.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Environmental Science:Energy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Sustainability Metrics part of CLEAN Collection

https://serc.carleton.edu/eddie/teaching_materials/modul...

Natalie D. Hunt, Eddy Project
Sustainability is a complex term applied to many different contexts in a variety of ways. As a result, it can be challenging to determine how sustainable something really is. In this module, students ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Meteorology:Atmospheric structure and composition, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Energy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Debating the Grid Example part of CLEAN Collection

https://cleanet.org/clean/literacy/teach_guidance/debate...

Cheryl Manning
Students research electricity, its sources, how energy grids function, how to make grids most efficient, and how to bring different types of energy generation together to diversify grids. Students ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Curriculum Description
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy, Energy:Energy Infrastructure, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Anthropogenic causes
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Be an Energy Star part of CLEAN Collection

https://akenergysmart.org/lesson-plans/be-an-energy-star/

This resource from AK Energy Smart uses background text, a worksheet, and a classroom activity to teach concepts related to calculating energy usage and cost per appliance by region. This resource ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Energy from the Sun part of CLEAN Collection

https://akenergysmart.org/lesson-plans/energy-from-the-sun/

In this lesson, students will discuss how we use energy every day and where it comes from. Students will then draw or sort energy flow diagrams and write a paragraph to explain their diagrams.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Infrastructure, Environmental Science:Energy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Energy Stories Reader's Theater part of CLEAN Collection

https://akenergysmart.org/lesson-plans/energy-stories-re...

In this activity students learn about the story of coal, firewood, wind, and how energy gets transferred to these different sources. It is set in a Reader's Theater type activity where students ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Energy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Data Puzzle: Wind Farms of the Future part of CLEAN Collection

https://cires.colorado.edu/ceee/resources/data-puzzle-wi...

This activity asks students to identify the best locations for wind farms based on the connection between surface roughness and wind speed. Students are directed to use a data tool called Global Wind ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Energy Expedition part of CLEAN Collection

https://akenergysmart.org/lesson-plans/energy-expedition/

In this lesson, students think about where the energy they use on a daily basis comes from, including completing a tour of their school boiler/furnace room led by maintenance staff. Students will ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Energy and Climate Change Educator Guide part of CLEAN Collection

https://climate.mit.edu/til-about-energy-electricity-edu...

The focus of this introductory activity is on energy/electricity sources and generation between 2001 and 2018. Students listen to a podcast about electricity generation and then are tasked to ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Greenhouse gas emissions, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Mitigation of climate change, Anthropogenic causes
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

DIY Solar Energy: Photosynthetic Solar Cells part of CLEAN Collection

https://climate.earthathome.org/diy-solar-energy-photosy...

This activity from the Paleontological Research Institution and Cornell University supports an understanding of chemistry and physics concepts by instructing students to create their own solar cell ...

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Online Adaptable
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Energy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary