Social Sciences: Multicultural Studies

Energy Content:

Electrical Energy,

Electricity and Magnetism,

Electricity Generation,

Electrons,

Energy Fundamentals,

Light (Visible),

Potential & Kinetic Energy,

Sound,

NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea:

ESS1.B: Solar System,

ESS1.C: Earth History,

ESS2.A: Earth Materials & Systems,

ESS2.C: Water on Earth,

ESS2.D: Weather & Climate,

ESS3.D: Climate Change,

LS2.B: Matter & Energy Cycles,

LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics,

LS4.D: Biodiversity & Humans,

PS1.A: Matter: Structure & Properties,

PS1.B: Chemical Reactions,

PS1.C: Nuclear Processes,

PS2.A: Forces & Motion,

PS2.B: Interactions Between Forces,

PS3.A: Energy Definitions,

PS3.B: Energy Conservation & Transfer,

PS3.C: Energy & Forces,

PS3.D: Energy in Chemical Processes,

PS4.A: Wave Properties,

PS4.B: Electromagnetic Radiation,

PS4.C: Information Technologies

Pedagogy & Practice:

Multilingual Strategies,

Multiple Learning Styles

Other Subjects Covered:

ELA: Informational Text,

ELA: Reading: Literature,

ELA: Reading: Scientific & Technical,

ELA: Vocabulary Development,

Math: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division,

Math: Algebra,

Math: Functions,

Math: Geometry,

Math: Graphing & Representation,

Math: Measurement,

Math: Statistics & Probability,

Math: Ratios & Proportions,

Math: Trigonometry/Calculus,

Resource Type:

Energy Program/Initiative (Nonprofit/Industry),

Instructional Resource,

Organizations & Possible Partners,

Pedagogy

Source:

Initiative for Energy Justice

Published:

2019

Last Updated:

2021

Intended Grade Level:

MS,

HS,

OST,

Post Secondary

Resource Link(s):

Initiative for Energy Justice

Resource File(s):

The-Energy-Justice-Workbook-2019-web.pdf

Description:

The Initiative for Energy Justice is a nonprofit organization conducting research, providing tools and advocacy support to support equitable energy policy and decisions. The site includes the Energy Justice Workbook and Scorecard, which can help educators analyze their energy and other curriculum for energy justice issues.

From the website:

The Initiative for Energy Justice aims to:

(1) contribute to a bottom-up movement of energy justice, originating in frontline communities, by arming movement and base-building organizations in environmental, racial, and economic justice spaces with well-supported policy research and workable transactional models for operationalizing a just transition to renewable energy; and

(2) provide city and state policymakers with concrete energy policy frameworks and best-practice tools that foreground equity in the transition to renewable energy, drawing on the best-available data collected from frontline advocates, existing energy policies, and frameworks designed by our team.

Location:

Energy Content:

Advanced Energy Careers,

Energy Equity and Justice,

NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea:

ESS2.D: Weather & Climate,

ESS3.D: Climate Change

Pedagogy & Practice:

Family Engagement,

Culturally Sustaining,

Project-Based Learning

Other Subjects Covered:

Resource Type:

Action Guide,

Article,

Curriculum,

Data,

Instructional Resource,

Research

Source:

Island Press. Author Shalanda Baker

Published:

2021

Last Updated:

2021

Intended Grade Level:

MS,

HS,

Post Secondary

Resource Link(s):

Revolutionary Power: An Activist's Guide to the Energy Transition

Description:

From the Publisher:

In Revolutionary Power, Shalanda Baker arms those made most vulnerable by our current energy system with the tools they need to remake the system in the service of their humanity. She argues that people of color, poor people, and indigenous people must engage in the creation of the new energy system in order to upend the unequal power dynamics of the current system.

Revolutionary Power is a playbook for the energy transformation complete with a step-by-step analysis of the key energy policy areas that are ripe for intervention. Baker tells the stories of those who have been left behind in our current system and those who are working to be architects of a more just system. She draws from her experience as an energy-justice advocate, a lawyer, and a queer woman of color to inspire activists working to build our new energy system.

Climate change will force us to rethink the way we generate and distribute energy and regulate the system. But how much are we willing to change the system? This unique moment in history provides an unprecedented opening for a deeper transformation of the energy system, and thus, an opportunity to transform society. Revolutionary Power shows us how.

Location:

Energy Content:

Advanced Energy Careers,

Energy Equity and Justice,

Fuels,

NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea:

ESS2.D: Weather & Climate,

ESS3.D: Climate Change,

LS4.D: Biodiversity & Humans,

PS4.C: Information Technologies

Pedagogy & Practice:

21st Century Skills Development,

Career-Connected Learning,

Culturally Sustaining,

Place-Based Learning,

Project-Based Learning

Other Subjects Covered:

Computer Science,

CTE: Career & Technical Education,

Resource Type:

App,

At-Home,

Instructional Resource,

Interactive,

Phenomena,

Visualization/Simulation

Source:

Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA) at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Published:

2021

Last Updated:

2021

Intended Grade Level:

MS,

HS,

Post Secondary

Resource Link(s):

Environmental Justice Atlas

Description:

The EJ Atlas collects these stories of communities struggling for environmental justice from around the world. It aims to make these mobilization more visible, highlight claims and testimonies and to make the case for true corporate and state accountability for the injustices inflicted through their activities. It also attempts to serve as a virtual space for those working on EJ issues to get information, find other groups working on related issues, and increase the visibility of environmental conflicts.

It is an interactive worldwide atlas highlighting EJ issues by geography.

Location:

National,

International

Energy Content:

Energy Equity and Justice

NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea:

ESS3.D: Climate Change

Pedagogy & Practice:

21st Century Skills Development,

Place-Based Learning

Other Subjects Covered:

Resource Type:

Pedagogy,

Phenomena,

Podcast

Source:

NGS Navigators Podcast

Published:

2019

Last Updated:

2021

Intended Grade Level:

PreK-2,

3-5,

MS,

HS,

OST,

Post Secondary

Resource Link(s):

Justice-Centered Science Podcast

Description:

NGSNavigators podcast featuring Dr. Daniel Morales-Doyle, who discusses powerful impact of a justice-centered science pedagogy, which is one of the core pedagogies that informs CE's approach. He gives examples of what this looks like throughout different grade bands. He specifically shares a high school chemistry unit he taught in Chicago. In the show notes, find his research and similar articles of the impact of justice centered science pedagogy.

Location:

Energy Content:

Energy Equity and Justice

NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea:

ESS3.D: Climate Change

Pedagogy & Practice:

21st Century Skills Development,

Culturally Sustaining,

Place-Based Learning,

Project-Based Learning

Other Subjects Covered:

50 Year Energy Plan - Unit Plan

Grades:

9-12

Unit:

50 Year Energy Plan

Description:

Throughout this creative, hands-on Unit, students are challenged to scale up every Disciplinary Core Idea and Science & Engineering Practice they’ve learned - from simple electricity generation, to building their own stereo speakers and DIY electric...

Energy Content:

Batteries & Storage,

Circuitry,

Electrical Energy,

Electricity and Magnetism,

Electricity Generation,

Electronics,

Electrons,

Light (Visible),

Solar Photovoltaic,

Sources of Energy,

Wind Energy

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Learning Goal(s):

Explore causes and effects of climate change as related to energy production. Develop a working understanding of varying stakeholder perspectives on the causes and effects of climate change. Through hands-on exploration, build a working speaker that can connect to a cellphone. Use DIY speakers as a model to observe the process of producing electrical currents with a simple generator. Design, build and refine a wind turbine to efficiently convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Design, build and refine a system that is the most effective at converting the sunlight into electrical energy. Students develop models to study the relationship between the Earth’s atmospheric composition and the Earth’s surface temperatures using simple diagrams. Students reflect on the impact of energy sources and power production on the environment. Students utilize their knowledge of how energy generation processes impacts the environment to inform how and why they develop a 50-year Energy Plan for their local community.

Pedagogy & Practice:

Social-Emotional Learning,

Project-Based Learning,

Place-Based Learning,

Hands-on Materials,

Group Work/Collaboration,

Engineering Design

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:

1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems,

2: Developing and Using Models,

3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations,

4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data,

5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking,

6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions,

7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Author:

Bradford Hill

Relevant NGSS PE:

HS-ESS2-4,

HS-ESS3-1,

HS-ESS3-2,

HS-ETS1-1,

HS-ETS1-3,

HS-ETS1-4,

HS-PS2-5,

HS-PS3-3,

HS-PS3-5,

HS-PS4-3

Other Subjects Covered:

Computer Science,

Math: Graphing & Representation,

Math: Measurement,

Chemical Differences in Emergency Energy Sources

Estimated Activity Length:

0 sec

Unit Plan - Chemical Differences in Emergency Energy Sources

Grades:

7-8

Unit:

Description:

Students develop atomic and molecular models of energy resources, analyze combustion of various fuels and build circuits with Photovolatic (PV) modules to evaluate and suggest revisions to a disaster preparedness supply list. They then research and...

Energy Content:

Circuitry,

Electrical Energy,

Electrons,

Fuels,

Solar Photovoltaic,

Sources of Energy,

Thermal Energy (Heat)

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Learning Goal(s):

To build empathy for people in emergency situations and an understanding of how access to energy resources can increase one’s safety, health, and comfort. To understand the nature of a variety of energy needs and how different applications have different optimal solutions. To develop models to explain the molecular and extended structures of energy resources, including how the resources change when energy is generated (Electron movement in PV cells, combustion reactions in fuel). To understand that the properties of substances depends upon the atomic / molecular structure, which changes with chemical reactions. To build a circuit that includes a solar module and measure the voltage and current. To gather and evaluate information to describe the impact on society of converting natural resources into PV cells. To design, build and test a device that uses a chemical reaction to generate or absorb thermal energy. Evaluate and revise a plan for the energy resources one should store to prepare for a natural disaster.

Pedagogy & Practice:

English Language Strategies,

Engineering Design,

Group Work/Collaboration,

Hands-on Materials,

Multiple Learning Styles,

Project-Based Learning,

Social-Emotional Learning,

STEAM/Arts

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:

1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems,

2: Developing and Using Models,

3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations,

4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data,

5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking,

6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions,

7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence,

8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Author:

Melody Childers

Relevant NGSS PE:

MS-ETS1-1,

MS-ETS1-2,

MS-ETS1-3,

MS-ETS1-4,

MS-PS1-1,

MS-PS1-2,

MS-PS1-3,

MS-PS1-4,

MS-PS1-5,

MS-PS1-6

Other Subjects Covered:

ELA: Reading: Scientific & Technical,

Math: Algebra,

Math: Graphing & Representation,

Chemical Differences in Emergency Energy Sources

Estimated Activity Length:

0 sec

When the Grid Goes Down and Stays Down

Grades:

7-8

Unit:

Lesson Number:

Description:

Through an examination of media published in the five months following Hurricane Maria in 2017, students will develop an understanding of the electrical grid, the vulnerabilities of a grid system, and the immediate and long-term challenges of living...

Energy Content:

More Details Less Details

Learning Goal(s):

Students will understand the general structure of an energy grid Students will develop an understanding of the living conditions in Puerto Rico after Hurricane MariaStudents will collaborate to brainstorm needs to support safety, health and comfort in a natural disaster setting.Students will identify energy resources that one might desire to have in order meet the needs they identify.

Pedagogy & Practice:

Social-Emotional Learning

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:

1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems

Author:

Melody Childers

Other Subjects Covered:

ELA: Informational Text,

ELA: Vocabulary Development,

Estimated Activity Length:

1 hour

Introducing Power Production and Impacts of Climate Change

Grades:

9-12

Unit:

50 Year Energy Plan

Lesson Number:

Description:

In the first part of this activity, students participate in a role play activity – understanding the needs of different people living and working around the world. Each character express their unique perspective on climate change and impacts to their...

Energy Content:

More Details Less Details

Learning Goal(s):

1. Explore the causes and effects of climate change as related to energy production.2. Develop a working understanding of varying stakeholder perspectives on the causes and effects of climate change.

Pedagogy & Practice:

Engineering Design,

Project-Based Learning,

Social-Emotional Learning

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:

2: Developing and Using Models,

8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Author:

Bradford Hill

Relevant NGSS PE:

HS-ESS3-1

Other Subjects Covered:

Cooking with the Sun and Solar Ovens

Estimated Activity Length:

3 hours

Saving Lives with Solar Ovens

Grades:

3-5

Unit:

Lesson Number:

Description:

Students will be introduced to Solar Cookers International. Students will learn about different solar cooker designs and how they function. Students will learn the pros and cons on the use of solar ovens in developing countries. Students will gain an...

Energy Content:

Solar Thermal

More Details Less Details

Learning Goal(s):

Students will learn about different solar cooker designs and how they function. Students will learn the customs, jobs, food and clothing of people in different countries of Africa.

Pedagogy & Practice:

Engineering Design,

Multiple Learning Styles,