Energy For Keeps | All about electricity from renewable energy. Designed for grades 6-12. |
Energy Center of Wisconsin
| On-line curricula and links to other energy education sites. Among the largest state energy education sites available.
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Alliance to Save Energy
| On-line and downloadable lesson plans
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Learn About Energy
| Links, projects, lesson plans and more.
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California Energy Commission
| On-line, colorful teaching materials, downloadable exercises and extensive links.
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Energy Smart School
| A variety of teaching materials, some of it linked to the Department of Education’s Energy Smart Schools program.
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The NEED Project
| A national energy education group with a variety of teaching materials and yearly student awards. Sponsors are fossil fuel-based.
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National Energy Foundation
| Another national energy education group with a variety of teaching materials and teacher education opportunities. Again, sponsors are fossil fuel-based.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NREL Resources
| The U.S. Department of Energy's NREL offers a handful of teaching resources and has several curriculum enrichment opportunities for teachers.
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Energy Education Curriculum Project
| Provides a look at how one university developed local-based energy curriculum for 5th and 6th grade classes.
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Bonneville Power Administration
| Offers a variety of region-specific educational materials about hydropower. Can get a copy of the "Teacher’s Guide to Bonneville Dam," which includes activities.
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Environmental Protection Agency
| EPA recycling curricula.
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Kent WA School District
| Grade level curricula developed by Kent School District Staff
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Destination Conservation
| Canadian non profit organization.
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Foundation For Water and Energy Education (FWEE)
| Provides information on hydropower in the Pacific Northwest.
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Energy Net
| Illinois integrated classroom project. Provides on line resources and support. |
Planet Energy
| Interactive learning environment from England. |
Florida Solar Energy Center
| Intermediate grade curricula. Solar energy information. |
Geothermal Energy Curriculum
| Created for the Oregon Department of Energy |
Geo-Heat Center
Geothermal Education Office
| The Geo-Heat Center in Klamath Falls has local information that might serve as good background. The Geothermal Education Office offers a variety of educational materials focused on geothermal but include other power sources. The office once had materials tailored to Oregon and the Northwest, but they might be out of date. |