Energy Education...

A Toolkit for Teachers and Parents

From The USDOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office

Numerous Energy Education Resources Available for K-12 Educators

The U.S. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) provides education resources and supports research and development of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies to strengthen economic growth, energy security, and environmental quality.

EERE offers lesson plans such as:

energy experiment

There are also online resources for solar energy:

  • The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon has a site for education resources geared toward kindergarten through high school. These include energy efficiency and renewable energy curriculums, activities, and Solar Decathlon design and construction documents.

EERE has also partnered with the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) to create free energy education resources for classroom and educational use. NEED has many resources available covering a wide range energy-related lesson plans.