What lesson plans can explain energy sources & saving to children?

Question

It will be useful to have a collection of lesson plans that teachers or parents can use to help children understand how & why to conserve energy and the different energy sources. These could be descriptive guides on what needs to be done in the lesson, contain tools & resources on the subject, indication on the time frame of the lesson, etc.

Answer 1

Resources are free to access & download. These can be used for classroom teaching as well as at home by parents.

See the complete list of energy resources for children at “What Resources Can Be Used to Explain Energy Sources & Saving to Children?” (OneSharedEarth, 2020).

Topic	Age	Curriculum Links	Resources	Info	Organisation	Notes
Switch on Clean Energy	4-10	US	Colouring sheets. Available in English & Spanish.	Colouring book that teaches children about renewable energies, as well as good habits in energy efficiency to practice at home	U.S. Department of Energy
Greedy Guzzlers	4-14	Global	Group game, instructions, discussion ideas, cut out pictures	Rank appliances in the order of energy use	The Pod	Email registration required
Energy themed activities	4-14	Global	Ideas for discussions, posters, activities, experiments, making rap music	Covers electricity, saving energy, renewables, types of energy	The Pod	Email registration required
Switch And The Energy Savers	5-7	Global	Online book, guidance's notes, activity ideas, background info	A story about saving energy that helps planet Earth	WWF
Wind Energy for Kids	7-11	UK	‌Background info, 4 activities	Covers wind turbines & measuring wind	Sustainable Learning, 2015
Power for the World	7-11	Global	‌2 activities, quiz, presentation	Hands-on workshop enabling pupils to explore renewable energy solutions in the developing world with a focus on wind turbines	Practical Action, 2018
School Energy House Kit	7-14	UK, US, Australia	Guidance's notes, activity ideas, discussion ideas, background info, videos, games, quizzes, experiments, worksheets	Covers designing a model home that demonstrates features of good energy practices	SEACS: Sustainable Energy Across the Common Space, 2014
Wind power challenge	7-19	Global	1 lesson plan, background info	Design & build a simple wind power machine that can lift a cup off the floor	Practical Action
Keeping the lights on	11-14	UK	4 lessons, worksheets, guidance notes, debate ideas	Research & debate the latest innovations in energy storage	The Pod	Email registration required. Worksheets here.
Battle for power	11-14	Global	Debate, instructions	Energy debate	The Pod	Email registration required