An Essential Resource for Those Hot Summer Days

Upon completing this lesson the students will: • Examine how controlling solar radiation can improve energy efficiency; • Discuss home design for energy efficiency; and • Create their own home design...

Upon completing this lesson the students will: • Measure the amount of solar heat that comes from the sun; and • Describe ways this energy can be used to help reduce our dependence on traditional...

Upon completing this lesson the students will: • Define energy and the major sources of energy currently in use. • Explain the difference between energy efficiency and energy conservation. • Describe...

Upon completing this lesson the students will identify ways to help conserve energy and water usage.

Upon completing this lesson the students will: • Learn how world events affect supply and demand for petroleum; • Explore why it is important for South Carolinians to use alternative fuels; and • Make...

Upon completing this lesson, the students will: • Learn how methane digesters turn waste into usable gases and other fuels; • Understand the energy-producing potential of some solid wastes; and •...

Upon completing this lesson the students will: • Understand energy forms and sources; • Distinguish between conductors and insulators of heat transfer; • Recognize and compare insulation values of...

Upon completing this lesson, students will interpret charts, graphs, and illustrations to discover the story of power in South Carolina.

Upon completing this lesson, the students will be able to: • Describe various ways that solar energy can be used; and • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using solar energy

Upon completing this lesson the students will: • Develop models to illustrate and explain that energy can be transferred from place to place by electric currents and that electric currents flowing...