Energy in the Classroom

The Governor's Energy Office (GEO) is committed to educating Colorado's students, teachers and parents about energy efficiency and renewable energy. The chart below is a list of energy curriculum and project resources that are currently available to Colorado schools. If you offer a resource that you would like considered for this list, please send an email with the your program name, website and description to geo@state.co.us with "Education Resource List for Website" in the subject line.

Key
ENG: general energy	RE: renewable energy	CC: climate change	WIND: wind
SOL: solar	BIO: biodiesel	HYDRO: hydro	FC: fuel cell

Focus	Website								Notes
ENG, RE	Alliance to Save Energy	√	√	√	√			√	Renewable energy lesson plans for grades 1-12, children's page with facts and activities
RE	Bonneville Power Administration	√	√		√			√	Energy experiments for high school students
ENG	Build it Solar	√	√		√			√	Do-it-yourself renewable energy projects for children and adults
RE	Canada: Teachers in Action	√			√			√	Renewable energy lesson plans and projects for teachers
ENG, RE, CC	Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education	√	√	√	√	√		√	List of online environmental and energy education resources
RE	Colorado Energy Science Center	√	√		√	√	√	√	Teacher guides for energy science, energy in the home guides, and teacher workshops
ENG, RE	Consumers Energy Kids Site	√	√		√			√	Energy information, interactive games, and coloring templates
BIO	CU Biodiesel: Project Yellow Bus	√		√	√			√	Biodiesel curriculum for K-5 teachers with correlation to Colorado state education standards
ENG, RE	Department of Energy Kids Page	√	√		√			√	Energy information for students and teachers, children's energy news, experiments, and games: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy
ENG, RE	Dr. E's Energy Lab		√		√			√	Interactive energy information for children
ENG	Energized Learning	√	√		√			√	Projects for 5-12 grade students and teachers
ENG, RE	Energy Education and Training	√	√	√	√			√	Energy education lessons and activities for K-12 students and teachers: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy
ENG	Energy Hog	√	√		√			√	Energy waste information for students and teachers
RE	Energy Quest	√	√		√			√	Interactive energy games, puzzles, and facts for students, resources and lesson plans for teachers.
ENG, RE	ENERGY STAR Kids	√	√		√			√	Interactive games, activities, and renewable energy information for children
RE	Energy Teachers	√			√			√	Teachers' site for sharing information and renewable energy teaching ideas
CC, ENG	EPA Climate Change At School	√		√	√			√	Lesson plans, climate change activities, and ideas to promote energy efficiency at school
CC, ENG	EPA Climate Change Kids Site		√		√			√	Climate change information, games, puzzles for children: sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency
ENG	EPA Students and Teachers	√	√	√	√	√		√	internship and scholarship opportunities for 5 grade-gratuate school students and teachers
RE, SOL	Florida Solar Energy Center	√		√		√	√		Renewable energy activities and teaching kits for K-12 teachers
RE	Igniting Creative Energy Student Challenge	√	√		√	√		√	National challenge to encourage students to learn more about energy conservation and renewable energy
FC	International Youth Fuel Cell Competition		√		√	√		√	International high school student competition to encourage fuel cell technology
WIND	KidWind	√			√	√	√	√	Online programs for teachers, plans to build wind turbines in the classroom, wind energy PowerPoint presentations, and accredited wind power teaching workshops offered nationwide
ENG	National Energy Education Development Program	√		√	√			√	Curriculum guides, state science standards information, energy kits, and training programs for teachers
ENG, RE, CC	North American Association for Environmental Education	√	√	√	√	√		√	5400 links organized in 300 categories -- a resource designed to support students, teachers, and professionals that support environmental education
RE	National Renewable Energy Laboratory	√	√			√		√	4-12th grade competitions, science fairs, science bowls, and scholarships
ENG	Natural Resources Defense Council	√	√		√			√	Energy information resources for students and teachers
SOL	New Mexico Solar Energy Association	√		√		√		√	Solar energy educational activities, solar kits, and curriculum for teachers and administrators
ENG	Power Shift DVD	√		√		√	√		Energy conservation DVD and accompanying curriculum for 5-12 grade students featuring Cameron Diaz
HYDRO	PPL Corporation	√			√			√	Hyrdopower and renewable energy curriculum for 4-12 grade teachers
SOL	Solar Cooking	√	√		√			√	Information about solar cooking and directions to make a solar cooker
SOL	Solar World	√	√			√	√		Solar energy kits for sale
ENG, RE	Steve Spangler Science		√			√	√		Renewable energy science fair project ideas, startup kits for sale
ENG, RE	Synergistic Learning Solutions	√		√		√	√		Science curriculum with sections on energy and renewable energy
ENG, CC	Take Part	√			√			√	Curriculum for energy and CO2 emissions awareness from Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth team
ENG	The Electric Universe	√	√		√			√	Safety and electricity education site with lesson plans for teachers, and facts and games for children: Sponsored by American Electric Power
RE, GW	The Solar School	√	√		√			√	Facts and renewable energy projects for children and teachers: based in Australia
GW, ENG	The Teaching Company- Earth's Changing Climate	√		√		√	√		12 video lectures for high school and college students about climate change, energy, and sustainable energy options
ENG	U.S. Department of Energy	√	√	√	√			√	News and information about energy in the U.S., and sites for teachers, administrators, and children
RE	Union of Concerned Scientists	√	√		√			√	Energy information resources for students and teachers
SOL	US Dep. Of Energy Solar Decathlon	√	√		√	√		√	International university-level competition for solar engineering projects
ENG, RE, CC	Wilson Educational Services	√		√		√	√		Classroom presentations by environment and energy conservation teaching specialists
WIND, RE	NEED Exploring Wind Energy Teacher Guide	√	√		√		√	√	Hands on activity guide for secondary students to explore wind energy
WIND	Wind For Schools Project			√	√	√		√	Information for administrators about the process of installing wind turbines to power schools
WIND	Wind Powering America	√	√		√			√	Wind energy curricula and teaching materials

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