Energy & Science Lesson Plans

This list is in no way "complete." It is s snapshot of some of the resources and lesson plans currently available on the Internet (and a couple of books) that deal with energy and science education. There are numerous websites that offer various lessons plans and information for teachers about teaching about energy in the classroom. If you have lesson plans that teach about energy or know a website that contains lesson plans, please let us know. Send an e-mail to: webmaster@energy.state.ca.us

• U.S. Dept of Energy - DOE Online K-12 Instructional Resources


• U.S. Dept of Energy - For Students and Kids


• U.S. Dept of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - Energy Lesson Plans, Curriculum, and Educational Materials


• Energy Information Administration's Kids Page


• Alliance to Save Energy - hundreds of teacher-submitted lesson plans


• Ask ERIC Lesson Plans Database - US Dept. of Education's "Educational Resources Information Center"


• The Atoms Family - learn about atoms, electricity and more


• Bang! Boing! Pop! - interactive physics tutor


• Bonneville Power Authority - energy efficiency and "Classroom-In-A-Box" program.


• Canada On-Line Science Lesson Plans - Energy Lessons, K-8


• Discovery Channel School - The Teacher Channel offers lesson plans for all major school subjects, teaching worksheets and other free stuff for teachers.


• Education Corner - Science Lesson Plans


• Education World - lessons on energy


• Explore Science - interactive on-line exploration site


• Exploring Energy With Toys - Complete Lessons for Grades 4-8 Beverly A.P. Taylor, Terrific Science Press (National Science Foundation funded) - McGraw-Hill, 1998, ISBN: 0-07-064747-X.


• Florida Solar Energy Center - teacher's resources page with various curriculum


• Franklin Institute On-Line - Lesson Plans by subject matter


• General Electric (GE) Learning Unit on Light & Lighting


• Girl-tech Lesson Plans - to teach mathematics and science concepts in new and exciting ways


• Hands-On Universe - Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California at Berkeley.


• Houston Museum of Natural History - Energy Lesson Plans


• Imagine the Universe Lesson Plans - lesson plans and info from NASA


• InfinitePower.com Lesson Plans - Texas State Energy Conservation Office lesson plans on renewable energy


• Interactive Science Teacher - interactive lesson plans for middle through high school students.


• LessonPlansPage.com - The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 1,000 lesson plans, primarily at the elementary level, that were developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students, and faculty at The University of Missouri. More recent lesson plans were submitted by the users of the website.


• National Science Teachers' Association - Integrated Energy Lessons


• National Teacher Training Institute (NTTI) - Video Strategies, internet strategies, lesson plans, and online workshops


• New York Times Daily Lesson Plan - geared toward middle school and senior high. Various plans developed to use internet and on-line resources


• NOVA Online - PBS programs on-line website


• Project Learning Tree - PLT's Energy & Society program kit provides formal and non-formal educators with tools and activities to help students in grades PreK-8 learn about their relationship with energy and investigate the environmental issues related to energy's role in society.


• Rutgers University - Hydrogen Learning Center - K-12 Education Resources


• Science Lessons - Science lessons and games for elementary science teachers.


• Science Netlinks - Internet-based learning activities for the classroom.


• Sites For Teachers - Hundreds of Educational Sites Rated by Popularity.


• Teaching Physical Science Through Children's Literature - 20 Complete Lessons for Elementary Grades, Susan E. Gertz, et.al., Terrific Science Press (National Science Foundation funded) - McGraw-Hill, 1998, ISBN: 0-07-064723-2.


• The Teacher's Corner - magnets and electricity


• Teachers First - science lesson plans


• Teacher's Lab - A Place for Teachers to Explore New Ideas in Learning