Open to individuals or teams from grades 3-12. Students participate in a competition challenging them to design new products that run on solar power. Real time internet displays of solar energy usage indexes from Applied Power Corporation. A story and a coloring book about transportation and alternative fuels, for early elementary students. Pictures can be printed out or exported into Paintshop Pro.
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From the US Department of Energy and US Postal Service. DC is a project of the Tomorrow Foundation, an independent Canadian non-profit foundation. In French and Spanish. Energy Efficiency Lesson Plans Free, hands-on, multidisciplinary lesson plans built around the subject of energy and the environment. Elementary, middle, and high school plans available.