Lesson Plans for Teachers
Compiled by the Center for Energy Workforce Development

http://www.energy.gov/contests&competitions.htm
Contains links to a number of science and energy competitions for kids.

http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/educators/lessons/
A wealth of energy lesson plans for grades K-12 developed by and for teachers.

http://nasaexplores.com/show2_articlea.php?id=01-052
Lessons developed by NASA that explore the benefits of solar energy.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/eer/kiddietoc.html
Contains a list of generally available free or low-cost energy-related educational materials.

http://www.plt.org/curriculum/energy.cfm
Formal and informal educator's 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.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/VisitorCenterEducators.html
A wealth of materials to use in presentations and classroom activities on climate change science, potential impacts, and mitigation options.

http://www.kidwind.org/materials.html
The Kidwind Project, curriculum and lessons to help students learn about wind energy.

http://www.need.org/curriculum.php
The NEED Project promotes an energy conscious and educated society through multi-sided energy education programs.

http://www.greenteacher.com/tacc.html
A teaching guide for K-12 students to learn about climate change.

http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/
Interactive, kid-ready activities on topics such as atoms, light, electricity, and safety.

http://www.cleanerandgreener.org/programs/schools/index.htm
K-12 resources, activities, and recognition to spark student interest and educational achievement in reducing pollution.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/
Numerous activities and science fair guidelines from Energy Ant.

http://school.discovery.com/curriculumcenter/electricity/wordplay.html
Free activities and lesson plans on electricity from Discovery Education.

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/
Resources for K-12 science educators, Science NetLinks provides meaningful standards-based Internet experiences for students.

http://www.energyhog.org/adult/educators.htm
The Alliance to Save Energy's Green Schools program offers educators a wide range of tools and resources to bring energy efficiency into the classroom to save energy while helping students build vital real-world skills.

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=5946
Power Play is an interactive activity that helps users learn about harnessing energy from different power sources.

http://www.blm.gov/ak/getenergized/start.html
Get Energized! is an interactive computer program designed to increase knowledge and understanding of energy and empower students to take personal actions that will help address our nation's energy challenges.

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/teachers.html
Nuclear-related subjects with instructional units that can be modified to be taught by teachers with varying degrees of knowledge in this subject area.

http://www.lbl.gov/abc/
Hands-on activities that introduce the basics of nuclear science.

http://www.aecl.ca/kidszone/atomicenergy/index.asp
A kid's site that can be used to supplement lessons on nuclear energy.

http://www.wattsonschools.com/activities.htm
Lessons for grades K-12 on solar energy.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/saving/recycling/solidwaste/wastetoenergy.html
This EPA site offers lots of illustrations showing how solid waste and recycling programs can contribute to meeting growing energy needs.

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=5967
Contains activities for teachers to educate students on conserving water and energy.

http://www.aip.org/history/mod/
Lessons on for middle and high school on the discovery of nuclear fission and the detection of the first optical pulsar.

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=4058
Fun, innovative, and interactive environmental curriculum for youth who care about the planet.

http://www.earthscienceworld.org/games/index.html
An interactive game and teacher's guide for students to discover the exploration for oil.

http://www.kapili.com/terrarum/index.html
Guide to physical geography: climate, earth, land, sky, water, and energy. Excellent resource for independent study or enrichment.

http://www.powernaturally.org/Programs/SchoolPowerNaturally/InTheClassroom
A set of lessons to teach about solar energy, including a solar "how-to" kit.

http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/activity.html
Multidisciplinary lessons for grades 1-4 on Benjamin Franklin.

http://www.teachengineering.com/view_lesson.php
A short lesson on water and hydroelectric power generation for grades 3-5.

http://www.energyclassroom.com
Add this great resource to your Web site or use it as a teaching aid for grades 3-5. Energy Classroom uses videos, experiments, interactive games and puzzles, and worksheets to explain a number of topics.

http://insideout.rigb.org/ri/energy/power_up/index.html
Activities for grades 4-6 to find out more about renewable and non-renewable energy sources, how we use them, and how they affect the environment.

http://www.energyscience.org/education/index.html
The Colorado Energy Science Center has some energy science activities middle school students can do at home.

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/education/classroom.html
Resources to help teachers introduce students grades 5-12 to the new and exciting world of hydrogen and fuel cells.

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lesson_plans.html
Contains astrophysics lessons for grades 6-12.

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tools.cfm?DocID=16
A physics lesson for grades 9-12 on mechanical energy conservation.

http://www.greatriverenergy.com/community/energy_education.html
Great River Energy offers Teen Power™ a state-of-the art interactive learning tool for middle school and high school age students utilizing research from energy industry leaders.