Bring students the basic facts about energy and empower them to be a part of America’s
energy future! The “Energy Tour” for teachers provides free educational materials and
resources aligned with national standards in science, math, and social studies, along with a
dynamic student interactive site and nationwide student energy contest with great prizes!
energy future! The “Energy Tour” for teachers provides free educational materials and
resources aligned with national standards in science, math, and social studies, along with a
dynamic student interactive site and nationwide student energy contest with great prizes!
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Find poster/teaching guides designed to build real-world skills and students’ content area knowledge about energy.
•Lesson #1–Graphs: Featuring energy sources and uses.
•Lesson #2–Maps: Featuring the transport of energy from source to user.
•Lesson #3–Costs/benefits & decision-making: Featuring new technologies, energy efficiency, and the environment. -
Click for teacher and student resources to expand energy knowledge:
• Energy sources and uses
• Impacts of energy use
• Energy efficiency
• Environment
• New technologies
• Global energy facts
• Projections for future demand
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Invite students to visit the online Energy Tour exposition and explore:
• Energy exhibits that teach about energy sources and uses, energy transport, and new technologies
• Fun challenges and games
• U.S. energy maps
• More!
Visit the site at www.scholastic.com/energytour. -
The "Shedding Light on Energy" Contest is an opportunity for students to report on what's happening with ENERGY in their world.
Students will develop a newspaper front page or a video or audio newscast focused on energy news from their town, state, or school.
The March 4, 2011, contest deadline has passed and judging is underway. Please check back soon for a winners list.