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2008
Overview
Participant Info
Presenters
Exhibitors
Volunteers
Sponsors
Travel/Lodging
Resources
Walk
the Talk
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2008 Conference Resources
Student Resources
Teacher Resources
Energy Bingo (opening activity for the
conference)
Cards
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Questions (PDF)
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Answers
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Resource CD (provided to
teachers attending the conference)
1.
Energy Education Web Sites and Resources (PDF)
2.
Energy
Education Resource List (PDF)
3.
Energy
Resources at the WCEE Library (PDF)
4.
KEEP Activity - Viewpoints (PDF)
5.
KEEP Activity - Viewpoints Student Pages (PDF)
6.
KEEP
BioFutures Activity Guide Supplement (PDF)
7.
KEEP Conceptual Framework (PDF)
8.
KEEP
Fact Sheet (PDF)
9.
Kilowatt Ours - Companion Curriculum (PDF)
10.
Kilowatt Ours - Count Your Kilowatts and Home Energy
Assessment (PowerPoint)
11.
Kilowatt Ours - Quiz Show (PowerPoint)
12.
Scientific American - Special Energy Issue - September
2006 (PDF)
13.
The War of the Currents - Home Power 111 -
February/March 2006 (PDF)
14.
Wisconsin Energy Statistics - 2007 (PDF)
15.
Wisconsin Energy Statistics - 2007 Highlights (PDF)
16.
Wisconsin Land Use Megatrends: Energy (PDF)
Airhead
http://www.airhead.org/
A tool for cutting down on your personal contributions
to pollution. There are emissions calculators can track
your personal emissions from month to month. A product
search is available to find out
which products emit the most and least pollutants.
Alliance to Save Energy
http://www.ase.org/educators/
The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of business,
government, environmental, and consumer leaders who
promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide.
Here you can find energy-related elementary, middle, and
high school lesson plans.
American Coal Foundation
http://www.teachcoal.org/
The American Coal Foundation offers K-12 teachers
classroom materials to support science and social
studies curriculum, including brochures, booklets,
posters, worksheets, videos, and CD-ROMs.
B.C. Hydro
http://www.bchydro.com/education/
Focuses on safety, energy and the environment, and
energy efficiency. Educational Resources for the
Classroom contains curriculum materials for K-12,
separated by age group. Also includes contact
information for field trips to B.C. Hydro facilities.
Bonneville Power Administration's Resources for
Teachers
http://www.bpa.gov/Corporate/KR/ed/6-curricula.htm
Includes lessons on energy conservation, energy
efficiency, geothermal energy, water and electricity,
stream environments and stream health, adn aquatic
macroinvertebrates. High school students can conduct an
energy audit of their school.
Bureau of Land Management: Learning Landscapes for
Teachers
http://www.blm.gov/education/LearningLandscapes/teachers.html
This site is full of information for teachers including
Hands on the Land, Renewable Energy e-fieldtrip,
Adventures in the Past, Classroom Activities, Curriculum
Connections, and Teaching Resources.
DOE's Energy Education Resources
http://www.eia.doe.gov/a-z_index/Energya-z_a.html
An on-line database of educational resources compiled by
the Department of Energy. Arranged by categories and
contains hundreds of references. Also available in paper
format (a booklet) free of charge from the National
Energy Information Center, 202.586.8800.
Energy and the Carbon Cycle Game
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/Resources/ccgame/index.htm
Energy Education Resource List (PDF)
Energy for Keeps
http://www.energyforkeeps.org/
A comprehensive guide covering the history,
availability, impacts, technologies, and management of
energy resources for grades 6-12.
Energy Guide
http://www.energyguide.com/
ENERGYguide.com offers a
growing set of personalized tools that let you know how
much various products and services will cost you and how
much you might save, how your home or small business
compares with similar homes or facilities, and what the
environmental impacts are of your actions.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
http://www.eere.energy.gov/
Your resource to the Department of Energy's energy
efficiency and renewable energy information.
Energy Quiz
http://www.quiz-tree.com/Energy_main.html
Quiz-Tree.com is the place where you will find free
quizzes on many subjects, including energy. All quizzes
feature animated interface, feedback sounds and other
enhancements that make learning more enjoyable.
Energy Smart Schools
http://www.gpp.org/energy_ideas/EI.0396/EI.0396.00.html
This is an on-line magazine devoted to energy efficient
schools. It includes articles on energy efficiency,
minor school retrofits, system conversions,
transportation, student activism, energy education, and
financing.
ENERGY STAR Teacher Resources
http://www.myenergystar.com/resources.aspx#Teacher
Activities for math, science, and language arts are
listed here as well as family educational resources.
EPA's Residential Energy Efficiency Software
http://www.epa.gov/seahome/energy.html
This downloadable program shows effective ways to reduce
home energy consumption. Topics include insulation,
windows, doors, weather-stripping, and caulking. After
you enter information about your home and the
energy-saving changes you intend to make, the program
uses local utility and climate data to calculate your
savings in money, energy, and reduction of pollutants.
Focus on Energy - Tool Lending Program
http://www.focusonenergy.com/Information-Center/Tool-Lending-Library/
Focus on Energy has many teaching resources available to
check out for a period of 28 days or less. These tools
include a Data Logger/Monitor, Infrared Thermometer, and
Watt Meters. These resources are only available to
schools who participate in the Focus on Energy public
benefits program.
KEEP High School Supplement: Energy Matters
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/HSSupplement/index.htm
A web-based exploration of energy today and tomorrow for
high school students and teachers.
KidWind
http://www.kidwind.org/
The KidWind Project is a team of teachers, students,
engineers and practitioners exploring the science behind
wind energy in classrooms around the US. Their goal is
to introduce as many people as possible to the elegance
of wind power through hands-on science activities which
are challenging, engaging and teach basic science
principles.
National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project
http://www.need.org/
The NEED Project is a network of students, teachers,
community organizations, government agencies, and
corporations that are dedicated to learning about
energy. With membership you can receive their resource
kit, participate in trainings and workshops, and more.
PicoTurbine
http://www.picoturbine.com/home.htm
Provides plans, books, kits, and activities for
renewable energy education. Projects are offered free,
downloadable do-it-yourself plans, as well as kits that
include all the materials for a modest charge. Most appropriate
for grades 5-12.
Renewable Energy Information Site
http://www.re-energy.ca/
Are you wanting more information on renewable energy?
This site is very current and offers good information
from solar energy to biomass. Excellent site for high
school or middle school students needing to do research
on renewable energy.
Solar Schoolhouse
http://www.solarschoolhouse.org/ssh.html
Participate in an educational summer seminar
specifically for teachers! Learn about the science and
history of heating, cooling and powering our homes with
the sun. Participants will build solar cookers, model
passive solar homes, solar electric cars/fountains, and
conduct energy audits.
Solarwise for Schools
http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/solarwiseforschools.aspx
This is a solar energy and education program offered
within the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
territory. The goal of this program is to install
solar-electric systems on high schools and educate
students about solar power.
Theater of Electricity
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html
Come here for a great introduction to static
electricity, as well as other primers, lesson plans,
pictures, and videos about electricity.
United States Energy Plan
http://www.whitehouse.gov/energy/
Report of the National Energy Policy Development Group.
WattWatchers
http://www.wattwatchers.org/
Watt Watchers is a free program sponsored by the
Environmental Protection Agency and is designed to help
school districts save energy dollars.
We Energies Educators Web Page
http://www.we-energies.com/educators/index.htm
Acquire classroom materials, participate in workshops,
request a renewable energy classroom kit, learn about
energy, view power-generating facilities, tour a power
plant, and more.
Wisconsin Green & Healthy Schools Program
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/greenschools/
The Wisconsin Green and Healthy Schools program is a
web-based, self-paced and voluntary program available to
all Wisconsin public and private elementary, middle and
high schools. The program is designed to support and
encourage schools in their quest for a healthy, safe,
and environmentally-friendly learning environment.
Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/
Visit the KEEP Web site to learn about energy related
professional development opportunities, classroom
resources, student involvement projects, and funding
opportunities.
Wisconsin Public Service SolarWise® for Schools
Program
http://www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/news/solarwiseforschools.aspx
SolarWise for Schools works by installing solar-electric
systems on public and private high schools where
Wisconsin Public Service provides electricity. The
school benefits from a source of free, renewable
electricity. At the same time each participating school
reduces its fossil fuel consumption and air emissions,
measurably improving the environment. One goal of the
SolarWise program is to install a solar-electric system
on the roof of every high school in the WPS service
area.
Xcel Energy Classroom
http://www.energyclassroom.com/
An online resource to learn about energy and
conservation. You'll find classroom materials for
teachers, help for students doing papers and projects,
experiments to try, videos on energy topics, and fun
interactive games and puzzles.
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