Use these ideas to stimulate your own imagination. Out there on the web are many, many other resources for teachers. Here are a few other energy education lesson plans that we've tracked down. Short descriptions and links are listed below, in no particular order. Middle school and possible high school lessons plans are forthcoming.
Students measure the electricity use of all the gadgets needed to make dinner.
Using an umbrella lined with reflective mylar, the class makes a parabolic solar cooker and roasts marshmallows. High-interest activities focus on the use and conservation of energy. The learning packet includes an activity book, a materials kit and an information packet comprised of educational materials from a variety of resources. A description of the material is available here. The Office of Air Quality at the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, has assembled over two dozen lesson plans on air pollution.