Norcross, GA -- Gwinnett County Regional Clean Energy Teacher Training

Location:
Lawrenceville, GA
Grade Level:
K-8

CE partnered with Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, Georgia Green & Healthy Schools, Green Cell Atlanta, Gwinnett School District, and Georgia Gwinnett College to deliver a regional teacher training in the summer of 2023 focused on renewable energy and engineering topics. Collaborating with this diverse range of partners, CE aligned with local standards and activity needs to provide a training that facilitated quick and easy usage of new hands-on materials and STEM activities. The workshop also included pre-service teachers from the university. This workshop laid the foundation for... Read full project narrative >>

Alcoa, TN -- East TN Clean Energy Teacher Training

Location:
Knoxville, TN
Grade Level:
3-12

CE partnered with East TN STEM Hub at the University of Tenessee to deliver a hands-on teacher training to 3rd-12th grade teachers from across the Alcoa/Knoxville region in the summer of 2023. This training was the first time the program had delivered a project in the state, and was intended to lay a foundation for much deeper work with Clean Energy Coaches or other teacher leaders in the future. The content in the training emphasized architecture and solar energy project design, intending to set teachers up with individual classroom kits that could support the integration of engineering... Read full project narrative >>

Davenport, IA -- 2023 Clean Energy Teacher Training

Location:
Davenport, IA
Grade Level:
3-12

CE delivered this in-person hands-on renewable energy training to Quad Cities teachers in April of 2023, leveraging existing and newly developed curriculum built by teacher leaders to train new educators around these highly effective tools. CE has partnered with schools in the region since 2017, cultivating deeply collaborative relationships and in the process supporting the development of elementary curriculum in 2021 using individual STEM packs of circuitry materials. CE continued this relationship in 2023 by collaborating with a Clean Energy Coach to co-design curriculum at the high... Read full project narrative >>

Bloomsburg, PA -- 2022 Clean Energy and Ambitious Science Teaching

Location:
Milton, PA, PA
Grade Level:
K-12

In August of 2022, CE collaborated with Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit in Bloomsburg, PA to co-design training focusing on clean energy topics aligned to best practices in Ambitious Science Teaching. Working with a Clean Energy Coach, CE identified activities that aligned with STEELS standards being implemented across the state. These included middle and high school activities examining circuitry and power grid principles as well as Elementary lessons using Storytime STEM packs to link literacy with engineering. 28 teachers attended the training from across the IU's service area,... Read full project narrative >>

Bettendorf, IA - Curriculum Development and Training

Location:
Bettendorf, IA
Grade Level:
4

Made possible through funding from the Arconic Foundation, this workshop focused on bringing hybrid or at-home STEM learning opportunities to students during the COVID-19 pandemic that focused on hands-on, customized curriculum. CE worked through a Clean Energy Coach model, working with teacher leaders to develop new learning experiences for students that meet the needs of a pandemic schooling environment. In this particular instance, CE worked with Clean Energy Coach Chris Like, STEAM Coordinator for Bettendorf Community Schools, to build new 4th grade science curriculum focusing on... Read full project narrative >>

Unit Plan: Understand E-Waste Through Battery Design

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Intended Grade Level(s):
4-5
Estimated Activity Length:
10 hours
Learning Goal(s):

1.Students will make connections to real world problem solving with e-waste.

2.Students will explore battery design and transfer of energy through hands on experiments with household items.

3.Students will evaluate and analyze problems with e-waste and research solutions.

4.Students will draw and label models to explain circuits demonstrating the movement of energy.

5.Students will be able to explain how the measured and compared batteries based on the knowledge learned about volts and using a voltmeter.

Relevant Common Core Standard(s):

In this lesson students will further explore their understanding of energy, electricity, and basic circuits. Students will begin their exploration of batteries by questioning where batteries end up when we are done using them, making connections to e-waste issues around the world. Utilizing their knowledge of energy, students will learn about... View full description >>

Engineering Clean Energy for Our Community

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0
Intended Grade Level(s):
4-5
Estimated Activity Length:
5 hours 50 min
Learning Goal(s):

1.Students will define “clean energy” and explain at least 4 types of alternative energy sources

2.Students will compare local energy sources and national energy sources to potential energy sources being used or developed.

3.Students will experiment with wind energy, solar energy, and hydrogen fuel cell model vehicles to explore alternative fuel sources.

4.Students will measure voltage produced and record data in a table format.

5.Students will discuss pros and cons of the different types of energy.

Relevant Common Core Standard(s):

This lesson plan will engage students in a design process to power a motor using a variety of energy sources. Students will compare different clean energy sources to decide which energy source will complete their design goal. Students will experiment with wind power, solar cells, and hydrogen fuel cell models. Students will have multiple... View full description >>

Exploring Eco-Friendly Battery Design

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0
Intended Grade Level(s):
4-5
Estimated Activity Length:
2 hours 40 min
Learning Goal(s):

1.Students will explore methods to produce energy from everyday items such as potatoes, lemons, pennies, and cola.

2.Students will explore battery design and transfer of energy through hands on experiments with household items.

3.Students will measure voltage and experiment methods to increase voltage. 

4.Students will extend lessons to test out a variety of other materials such as varieties of fruits, vegetables, and sodas to compare different voltage produced. 

5.Students will collect and record data from all their experiments to compare the different voltage produced. 

6.Students will display data in charts or graphs to analyze the outcomes of their experiments. 

Relevant Common Core Standard(s):

In this lesson students will experiment with everyday household items to make batteries.   Students will use lemons, potatoes, pennies, and cola to make batteries, and compare the amount of voltage produced.  These lessons can be expanded to test a variety of fruits as electrolytes with the electrodes being zinc and copper.  View full description >>

How might we design a battery that reduces e-waste? Phenomenon and Exploration

Average Rating:
0
Intended Grade Level(s):
4-5
Estimated Activity Length:
2 hours 40 min
Learning Goal(s):

1.Students will learn about the phenomenon of e-waste through online resources to explore the history of electronics.

2.Students will ask questions and define problems involving the environmental impact of electronics and human impact.

3.Students will evaluate and obtain information about electronic waste from online resources such as news articles and videos.

4.Students will learn (or review) knowledge of circuits to design a model and explain how a circuit works.

Relevant Common Core Standard(s):

During this introduction lesson series students will explore the guiding phenomenon to understand e-waste and connect it to battery design. Students will utilize online resources to learn about problems from e-waste around the world and the environmental impact of electronic consumption. The focus will be for students to ask questions, define... View full description >>

Pittsburgh, PA -- Second Round Single-Day Workshop

Location:
Homestead, PA
Grade Level:
2-8

This project was made possible with funding from the Arconic Foundation. Arconic Foundation’s mission is to support non-profit partners who advance STEM Education and Workforce Development in Arconic communities. This is the second time that Pittsburgh has been a location for an Arconic workshop with CE.  CE co-planned with workshop with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit to get a sense of how the initial workshop had impacted their curriculum and hands-on instruction.

This workshop was the second visit that CE has made to Pittsburgh as part of this cycle of funding from Arconic. Thus,... Read full project narrative >>

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