Creator: Joshua M. Sneideman | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
This Ted-Ed Original lesson features a video and related activities to understand where energy goes on Earth. This lesson features a multidisciplinary approach to understanding energy: using the natural science, social science, and economics to understand. Watch the video. Think by answering a series of questions. Dig Deeper with more information about the topic and join a discussion.
In the Classroom
Share the video using a projector or Interactive whiteboard. Use the questions in the lesson or develop your own to identify problems that students have in understanding the concept. Use the Dig Deeper information to understand more about the concept of energy and related problems from its use. Consider creating subtopics for students to research and report on to fellow classmates. Debate our current use of energy, problems for the future, and possible solutions using a discussion forum or in the classroom. Have students create energy posters using a tool such as Web Poster Wizard (<a href="/single.cfm?id=7332">reviewed here</a>)
At Home
Although intended to be a "lesson," you can easily share the video clip with your teen to spark conversation about energy or to help him/her understand concepts when studying energy in school.
Tags
energy, fossil fuels, conservation,
Subjects
Biology/Life Science, Chemistry, Earth Science/Geology, Science,