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Teacher Guide
Grade Level
Primary, grades K-2
Additional Resources
NEED has several guides and activities that can support and enhance the content covered in this unit. Visit shop.NEED.org for free downloads of the titles below and many more! Primary Energy Infobook Understanding Climate Science Exploring Climate Science
Web Resources
For a list of helpful resources, see page 89.
&Background
The student informational text pages of this guide are designed to be read aloud in K-2 classrooms. Each section contains background information for the teacher and easy to understand informational text for students. Activities follow the text. Before each student page is a teacher instruction page detailing setup, background, and follow-up discussion.
2 Preparation
Highlight the information in the teacher background sections that you want to present to the students. This guide discusses energy forms, energy sources, energy users, electricity generation and transmission, climate vs weather, the greenhouse effect, and how climate and using energy affect health. Preview the activities and decide which you will complete and how to modify for the class. Gather the materials you need for the activities. Preview the audit tools and make sure you are familiar with their proper use. Review the Web Resources and Additional Information list on page 89 to become familiar with concepts related to energy, climate, and health impacts as they pertain to Rhode Island.
Procedure
1. Introduce energy to the students with a brief discussion of what they know about energy or what they associate with the word. 2. Read the student information text with the students, using the information you have highlighted. 3. Create a word wall or vocabulary list of important terms as you read together. Vocabulary terms have been suggested in bold within the teacher background information. 4. Conduct the activities you have planned to reinforce the information.
Extensions
Additional activities focusing on energy basics can be found in the Primary Science of Energy curriculum. Specific units on coal, hydropower, wind, solar, and energy management are also available for free PDF download. You may download these curriculum options from shop.NEED.org.
