More than 2000 elementary teachers have participated in KEEP classes. They report that their students greatly enjoy participating in KEEP activities and have learned much more about important energy concepts. Teachers of young students especially appreciate KEEP activities because energy is an abstract subject and their students think at the concrete operational level. KEEP activities help address the learning needs of younger students. Therefore, elementary teachers greatly desire and have requested more activities to help make energy relevant and interesting to their students’ lives. The Know the Flow of Energy in Your School supplement is designed to help the teacher use the school as an educational tool by introducing kindergarten through fourth grade students to energy in a way that connects it directly to their lives. It’s designed to make learning fun through 11 hands-on, exploratory activities. 

Know the Flow of Energy in Your School Cover Pages (173k)

Table of Contents (14k)

Supplement Overview (87k)

 Energy from the Sun - Unit Background and Standards (32k)
   What the Sun Does for Me (80k)
       Students illustrate ways the sun contributes to their lives. 
    Let the Sun Shine Through (60k)
       Students construct “Mystery Boxes” to explore qualities of light provided by the sun. 
    Shadows in the Schoolyard (54k)
       Students measure shadow lengths to appreciate how the sun’s height and location in the sky varies throughout the day. 

Energy from the Wind - Unit Background and Standards (34k)
    What the Wind Does for Me (72k)
       Students illustrate ways the wind contributes to their lives. 
    Schoolyard Breezes (104k)
       Students build and use simple wind measurement instruments to record air movements in their schoolyard. 
    Mapping Wind in the Classroom (49k)
       Students map air movements in their classroom by using simple tools to detect drafts. 

Energy from Food - Unit Background and Standards (33k)
    The “Sun”wich (58k)
       Students create simple food chains based on their lunch items. 
    Detecting Schoolyard Food Chains (53k)
       Students research organisms in their schoolyard and create simple food chains involving those organisms. 
    Photosynthesis Promenade (73k)
        Students simulate the process of photosynthesis through a whole-body demonstration. 

Energy from Electricity - Unit Background and Standards (36k)
    Classroom Energy Flow (56k)
       Students create an energy flow diagram of their classroom by labeling and describing how objects in their classroom transfer energy.
    Electric Charades (56k)
       Students illustrate how electricity flows from the power plant to appliances in  their classroom through a whole body demonstration. 

Energy Ideas: Gaining Understanding of Students’ Thoughts about Energy (32k)

KEEP Adaptations (36k)

State Academic Standards addressed by “Energy Ideas” and KEEP Adaptations (18k)

Cross Reference Charts
    Grade Level Emphasis of Supplement Activities (11k)
    Conceptual Framework for KEEP Elementary Education Supplement (17k)
    Conceptual Framework Cross Reference Chart (12k)
    Cognitive and Process Skills (15k)
    Environmental Education State Academic Standards (14k)
    Social Studies State Academic Standards (15k)
    Science State Academic Standards (14k)
    English/Language Arts Academic Standards (14k)
    Mathematics State Academic Standards (15k)

Resources (including Selected Energy Education Internet Sites) (36k)

Glossary (24k)