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Energy & Society Curriculum Kit K-8
Developed by Project Learning Tree*

Awards and other honors: * Parents' Choice Recommended Award * Children's Music Web Award * Associates Advance America Honor RollThe Energy & Society kit empowers your students to explore energy concepts and investigate the environmental issues related to energy's role in society. Dynamic classroom activities - integrating music and dance - help them develop the critical thinking skills needed to make decisions about their personal energy use.

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Energy & Society activity guide

Energy & Society activity guide featuring six in-class activities, ideas for action and science fair projects, a student energy primer, teacher background materials and much more!

Energy & Society classroom posters

Energy & Society classroom posters to help students identify the many types of energy used in their daily life and provide the starting point for several activities.

Download previews of these posters in PDF format
Where is the energy?
What Powers the move?
Energy & Me music CD

Energy & Me music CD including a lively collection of 15 energy-related songs from singer/songwriter, Billy B.**

Listen to song clips on Billy B’s website

Energy & Me music and dance video

Energy & Me music and dance video also featuring Billy B, who teaches your students dances to five of the songs from the music CD.

* Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education educators and students in Pre K-grade 12. PLT, a program of the American Forest Foundation, most widely used invironmental education programs in the United States and abroad. PLT the standard for environmental education excellence. To learn more, visit the PLT website.

** Billy B specializes in children's entertainment that also teaches lessons about natural science. To learn more, visit Billy's website.

 

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