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You and the State of Michigan both have high teaching standards. That’s why we take our lesson plans seriously. You can be confident they’re on point and on track. And who knows? You may inspire the next generation of STEM talent. At the very least, maybe they’ll turn off the lights when they leave a room.
Grades K-2
- Energy Conservation: Students will identify appliances that use electricity in their home and school. They will also discuss and learn how to conserve electricity.
- Everyday Electricity: Students will identify what uses electricity at home and school. They will also learn that electricity can be dangerous and how to stay safe.
- Measuring Wind: Students will identify how wind speed is important for wind energy. They will make an anemometer to help them understand how the wind is collected and analyzed in order to find a site to host wind turbines, like Michigan.
- Respect the Flags: Students will learn to identify utility flags that mark underground utilities and how to stay safe.
- Saving Energy: This lesson will teach students to think critically about the way they use electricity.
- Storm Safety: Students learn about different types of storms and how to react when there is a power outage. They also learn how to build their own storm safety kit.
- Windcredible!: Students learn that electricity is made from different sources, including wind. This booklet has fun activities to help students think about the electricity they use every day.
Grades 3-5
- Design a Pipeline: Students will learn how pipelines are designed and used to transport natural gas to home and school. They will learn what natural gas is, why it can be beneficial and why it can be dangerous.
- Hydro Power: Students will identify how hydroelectric facilities use water pressure to work. They will make a makeshift dam and discuss how water pressure, the flow of water, and distance using gravitational force creates electricity.
- Measuring Wind: Students will identify how wind speed is important for wind energy. They will make an anemometer to help them understand how the wind is collected and analyzed in order to find a site to host wind turbines, like Michigan.
- Saving Energy: Students will learn how to think critically about the way they use electricity and identify habits that are costing their families the most money.
- Storm Safety: Students learn about different types of storms and how to react when there is a power outage. They also learn how to build their own storm safety kit.
- Sunsational: Students learn that electricity is made from different sources of energy, including the sun. They learn how a solar cell works and complete an activity to find out how many solar panels are needed to power a home.
- Waterific: Students learn that electricity is made from different sources, including water. They also learn how a hydroelectric generator works.
- Windcredible!: Students learn that electricity is made from different sources, including wind. They learn where wind comes from and how a wind turbine works using hands-on activities.
- Wind Energy: Students will discover that energy comes from many different sources, including wind. They will make a model of a windmill that uses power from wind to do work.
Grades 6-12
- Energy Unit: This is a comprehensive unit with 12 lessons that include energy and energy resources. Students also learn about the electric grid, transmission and distribution. They’ll also explore conservation, energy efficiency and safety, and consider energy careers.
- Energy Unit Appendix: This appendix supports the lessons within the Energy Unit. It contains all items needed to complete each lesson.
- Circuits and the Flow of Electricity: Students apply understanding of current electricity to design a simple, parallel, and series circuit and describe their workings.
- Conductors and Insulators: Students identify conductors and insulators of electricity using a simple circuit to test the conductivity of various materials. This lesson works best after completing "Circuits and the Flow of Electricity" above.
- The Cost of Electricity: Students learn how to calculate the energy costs of common household appliances, and take their formula home to calculate their own family's energy costs and identify ways to save.
- Energy Information: Students conduct research using the Consumers Energy website to gather information about energy for a class presentation.
- Energy Pioneers: Students research a scientist or inventor who made contributions to the energy field, then present their subject to the class. Includes a verbal presentation instruction sheet and grading rubric.
- The Path of Least Resistance: Students explore how electricity travels through conductors and insulators in more depth, and learn how electricity will always take the path with the least resistance. This lesson works best after completing "Conductors and Insulators" above.
- Saving Energy at School: Students analyze their school's energy use and propose changes to make throughout the school to be more energy efficient.
EmPOWERed Kids
- EmPOWERed Kids - Natural Gas Safety: K-2 Student Workbook
- EmPOWERed Kids - Natural Gas Safety: K-2 Teacher Guide
- EmPOWERed Kids - Natural Gas Safety: K-2 Answer Key
- EmPOWERed Kids - Natural Gas Safety: 3-6 Student Workbook
- EmPOWERed Kids - Natural Gas Safety: 3-6 Teacher Guide
- EmPOWERed Kids - Natural Gas Safety: 3-6 Answer Key
- EmPOWERed Kids - Electric Safety: 3-6 Student Workbook
- EmPOWERed Kids - Electric Safety: 3-6 Teacher Guide
- EmPOWERed Kids - Electric Safety: 3-6 Answer Key
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