October 19, 2007—The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the launch of a new educational Web site that provides more than 350 lesson plans and activities on energy efficiency and renewable energy for grades K-12.
DOE’s new “Get Smart About Energy!” Web site [TAMMY: LINK TO: http://www.eere.energy.gov/education/lessonplans/] includes hands-on activities that address energy fundamentals, energy efficiency, sources of energy, and the environmental impacts of energy use, and all the activities and lesson plans are aligned with the National Science Education Standards.
Teacher guides are included with many of the lessons, and all the materials are free and reproducible. The Web site will help to equip today’s students with the knowledge and resources to develop cutting-edge energy technologies in the future, says DOE.
The new Web site is part of DOE’s EnergySmart Schools Program, which also promotes energy efficient schools.
