Resources
Teacher Resources
Arquin, Michael. Wind Turbine Blade Design-Kid Wind Project. 2006. http://www.kidwind.org/PDFs/Blade%20Designv3.pdf (accessed July 10, 2009). A complete sets of lesson plans for wind turbine blade design and optimization. Links provided to plans to build your own classroom turbine from pvc.
Bauman, Shelly, Constance Beatty, Sara Brownell, and et al. Wind Is Energy. Manassas, VA: National Energy Education Development Project, 2008. A storybook to be read to kids with basic information on wind as an energy source as well as related activities.
Baumen, Shelly, Constance Beatty, Sharon Brownell, and et al. The Sun and Its Energy. Manassas, VA: National Energy Education Development Project, 2008. A flipbook that introduces young students to simple words related to the sun and its energy.The book includes accompanying activities.
Bernstein, Lenny, Peter Bosch, Osvaldo Canziani, and et al. Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report. Scientific Report, Geneva, Switzerland: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007. A comprehensive report providing an integrated view of climate change. This document provides a framework for understanding anthropogenic drivers of climate change.
Eastland, Clare. Teaching About Energy: Practical Activities for 7 to 11 year olds. Exmouth, Devon, Great Britain: Southgate Publishers, 1999. An excellent source of hands on activities to teacher students about energy sources and technology.
Energy Information Administration. Energy Price Impacts on the U.S. Economy. April 10, 2001. http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/economy/energy_price.html (accessed July 10, 2009). An excellent government website for a breakdown of how energy prices affect the overall U.S. economy. Links provided to many informative statistical graphs.
—. Who are the major players supplying the world oil market? January 28, 2009. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/energy_in_brief/world_oil_market.cfm (accessed July 10, 2009). A brief article describing the historical of oil imports in this country and the political implications of foreign controlled oil.
Gibilisco, Stan. Alternative Energy Demystified. New York: McGraw Hill, 2007. A self-teaching guide to understanding alternative energy.
"Global energy demand to grow 50%, U.S. agency predicts." The New York Times. June 25, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/business/worldbusiness/25iht-25energy.13977482.html (accessed May 24, 2009). An article that discusses the growing U.S. demand for energy and some of the future consequences of that demand.
Indiana Department of Education. Energy, Economics, and the Environment: Case Studies and Teaching Activities for Elementary School. New York: National Council on Economic Education, 2006. A book of elementary curriculum that focuses on teaching about energy, economics, and the environment through the use of case studies and decision making.
Krulwich, Robert. "Its All About Carbon." All Things Considered. National Public Radio, May 1, 2007. The first in a series of five radio programs about climate change. Links are provided for the remainder of the four shows.
National Academy of Sciences. Electricity from Renewable Resources: Status, Prospects, and Impediments. Washington D.C.: The National Academies Press, 2009. This report analyzes current contributions and likely future impacts from the various renewable energy resources.
National Geographic. "Energy for Tomorrow: Repowering the Planet." 2009 Special Edition on Energy. A complete special edition of National Geographic magazine dedicated to looking at energy from many different perspectives.
National Wildlife Federation. Climate Classroom: What's Up With Global Warming? 2007. http://online.nwf.org/site/PageNavigator/ClimateClassroom/cc_naaee_guidelines (accessed July 10, 2009). A teacher resource for lesson plans and activities to help young students learn about global warming. The resource contains online and activities and games to use with your students.
Patch, Stephen C, Richard P Maas, and Kimberly R Sergent. "An Investigation of Factors Related to Levels of Mercury in Human Hair." Technical Report #05-150, Environmental Quality Institute, University of North Carolina-Asheville, 2005.
Patterson, Graham. "Alan Greenspan claims Iraq war was really for oil." Times Online. September 16, 2007. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2461214.ece (accessed May 24, 2009). An article discussing Alan Greenspan's view on the war in Iraq with good insight into the politics behind energy.
Roth, Wolff-Michael. "Learning Science Through Technological Design." Journal of Research in Science Teaching 38, no. 7 (2001): 768-790. A report on a decade of research on how and why students learn science through designing technology.
Sachs, Jeffrey, and Peter Annin. "Seminar." Water: Sustaining Our Blue Planet. Chicago: The Field Museum, May 13, 2009. A discussion hosted by The Field Museum that explored how water issues are related to poverty, health, and climate change on local, regional, and global levels.
Wolfson, Richard. Energy, Environment, and Climate. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2008. A comprehensive textbook that provides an excellent source of reference when discussing energy, environment, and climate.
Student Resources
Energy Information Administration. "Energy Kid's Page" http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/index.html (accessed July 10, 2009). A website with facts about energy for children including games, puzzles, and classroom activities.
National Energy Education Development Project. "NEED Energy Infobooks". http://www.need.org/EnergyInfobooks.php (accessed July 12, 2009). A great book that students or teachers can print out that is full of great pictures and information about energy.
National Wildlife Federation. "Climate Classroom". http://www.nwf.org/climateclassroom/ (accessed July 10, 2009). A website full of fun activities and games for kids focused around global warming.
Peterson, Christine. Alternative Energy. Danbury, CT. Children's Press. 2004. From the True Book series, this text gives students a fundamental understanding of alternative energy sources through simple reading and colorful pictures.
Thornhill, Jan. This is My Planet: The Kids' Guide to Global Warming. Toronto, Canada. Maple Tree Press. 2007. A comprehensive look at global warming and what children can do about it. Straightforward approach but rather than being frightening, it helps children feel hopeful and empowered.
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