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WebQuests and Lesson Plans
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Lesson Plans
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Subject	Grade	Description
All	6-12	Energy MiniQuest This short activity is a great way to get your students familiar with the Explore More: The Future of Energy Web site and prepare them to take the other WebQuests. Students need to explore the site to find the answers.
All	6-12	Explore More News (Short Term) This WebQuest is a problem-solving exercise. Your students play the role of a newspaper reporter for Explore More News. They research an issue that interests them and write one article. This WebQuest works for any of the four topics (genetic engineering, energy, working landscapes, water quality). Plan on at least two class periods to complete this quest.
		WebQuest Assessment Rubric (Short Term) This WebQuest Assessment Rubric and Guide for the short term WebQuest helps students get organized and record their progress. It includes a checklist to record progress and a rubric to evaluate work. Students will learn about an issue related to one of the Explore More Web sites and create one Explore More News newspaper article.
All	6-12	Explore More News (Long Term) This WebQuest is a problem-solving exercise. Your students play the role of newspaper reporter for Explore More News. They research an issue that interests them and write five articles. When they are finished, the students should have: - a general news article - a human interest article - an issue article - an editorial - a letter to the editor This WebQuest works for any of the four topics (genetic engineering, energy, working landscapes, water quality). Plan on at least four class periods to complete this quest.
		WebQuest Assessment Rubric (Long Term) This WebQuest Assessment Rubric and Guide for the long term WebQuest helps students get organized and record their progress. It includes a checklist to record progress and a rubric to evaluate their work. Students will learn about an issue related to one of the Explore More Web sites and create an Explore More News newspaper section that contains five types of newspaper articles.

Lesson Plans
Energy Education Curriculum Project

Interdisciplinary Modules for Energy Education: http://www.earth.uni.edu/EECP/index.html

Developed in 1995 by the Center for Energy and Environmental Education at the University of Northern Iowa, this interdisciplinary curriculum collection connects energy issues to science, math, language arts, and social studies for grades 5-8. Funding for these materials was provided by a grant from the Iowa Energy Center.

5th - 6th Grade Modules Module 1: Iowa's Electric Energy Sources Today Iowa's Electric Energy Sources Today Background Information Mathematics Activities Estimating How Much Electrical Energy We Use How Do You Read an Electric Meter? Science Activities Investigating Coal and Coal Flowers Making a Simple Turbine Model Investigating Water Pressure Social Studies Activities Getting To Know Iowa's Power Plants Where is Coal Found in the United States? Where Do You Get Your Energy? Language Arts Activities Lifestyles and Energy Survey Burning Coal to Make Electricity Letter-Writing Activity Lump of Coal Energy Listening Activity Module 2: Using Electricity Using Electricity Background Information Science Activities All Charged Up Conductors and Non-Conductors Circuit Circus Mathematics Activities Watts Your Power Using Tables and Bar Graphs Social Studies Activities Life Without Electricity A Dark Tuesday Language Arts Activities Electric Energy and Appliances in the News Electrical Appliances in Your Home Energy and Agriculture Module 3: Alternative Energy Sources in Iowa Alternative Energy Sources in Iowa Background Information Science Activities Radiation and the Transfer of Energy Beaufort Wind Scale The Effect of Concentrating Sunlight Mathematics Activities Length of Shadows Measuring Wind Speed Wind Vane Social Studies Activities Solar and Wind Energy Around the World Plotting Solar and Wind Data Mapping Wind Speeds Around Your School Language Arts Activities Researching Solar and Wind Energy Tooning into Renewable Energy Sources 7th - 8th Grade Modules Module 1: You Make It Happen! Energy Efficiency at Home Overview of the Module Science: Home Energy Inventory Lumen Essence Slipping Through the Cracks Watch Your Watts Be a Waste Watcher Taking the Message Home Mathematics: Watts the Charge Bill Me What's Your Energy Pattern Scattergrams Energy Highs and Lows Language Arts: Producing an Energy Video Using Persuasive Techniques Social Studies: Energy and Structures The Log Home in Iowa Homes of the Early 1900's Energy and Structures at Home Designing Your Home of the Future Module 2: Energy Conversions Overview of Module 2 Science: Energy Conversions Station Break Energy Diagrams First Place for Frank's Place? Charge It! Mathematics: Energy Conversions - From Food to Fuel Spending Your Calories Bite Size Fuel Binge Energy Packet The Great "Burn Off" Social Studies: Energy Conversions From Past to Present Reading: The Early Years: Wood, Water & Wind Extra, Extra...Read All About It! Reading:The Coal Era Now & Then Reading: The Age of Oil Order Please! Language Arts: Acting on Energy Conversions Order Please Energy Milestones in Action Module 3: Energy and Transportation Overview of Module 3 Science: Smart Driving The Pressure's On Hot and Cold Running Oil What a Drag Hop on the Bus, Gus! Mathematics: Fuelish Choices There and Back Take Your Pick The Class Trip Language Arts: Don't Let Your Car Make a Fuel Out of You! Auto Adventure It All Adds Up Getting Your Ideas Across on a RAFT Social Studies: On the Road Again Trek Iowa A Trek Back in Time Module 4: Reducing Our Energy Consumption Overview of Module 4 Science: Reuse It or Lose It! Waste Not, Want Not Those Fabulous Fibers Paper Perfect Eco-Nuts Mathematics: The Pitfalls of Packaging Fill in the Box Under Wraps Wanted: No Waste Language Arts: Just BeCause: Debating Energy Issues The Domino Effect The Missing Link The Write Effect Social Studies: How a Bill Becomes a Law Role Call How an Idea Becomes a Bill How a Bill Becomes a Law Module 5: Global Energy Perspective Overview of the Module Science: Global Warming & the Greenhouse Effect The Greenhouse Experiment A Lot of Hot Air It's a Gas The Greenhouse Puzzle Mathematics: Greenhouse Gases Heat Traps Dear Diary ... Slowing the Greenhouse Effect Language Arts: Games Energy Plays The Great Debate Energy Pursuit Social Studies: Energy Trade-Offs The Trade Game Energy Education Curriculum Project Copyright 1995 Center for Energy and Environmental Education University of Northern Iowa These materials were funded by a grant from the Iowa Energy Center.

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