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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Alternative Energy Sources
Lesson Description:
Students will:
Teacher will:
Students will:
- Begin thinking about how wind and solar energy are used
Teacher will:
- Assess prior knowledge students have about how wind and solar energy are using in iowa and around the world
Lesson Type:
- Project
Sustainability Topic:
- Energy
GEF Program Category:
- Green Energy Challenge
Time Needed:
5 days
5 days
Materials Needed:
- Lamp with 150 watt bulb
- 5 styrofoam cups
- Light colored sand
- Dark colored dirt
- Water
- 5 thermometers
- Graph paper
- Ruler
- Clay
- Yardstick
- Protractor
- Magazines, catalogs, and newspapers
- Construction paper or poster board
- Glue
- Colored pencils
- Wind speed measurer
- Copy of school ground map
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Social Studies