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The following energy education materials can be found in the Energy Center of Wisconsin Library. If you wish to borrow materials, please go to their Web site to fill out their brief borrowing agreement, sign it, and fax or mail it to the Energy Center Library, 595 Science Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53711 (Fax: 608-238-0523). Only Wisconsin residents may borrow library materials.

Please contact Melanie Lord (608-238-8276 x134, mlord@ecw.org) if you wish to check something out. Most materials circulate for about a month.

Audiovisual materials

Energy Saving Kit for Schools / Dept. for Education and Children's Services, Adelaide, South Australia, 1996. TJ163.5.U5 D44En2 1996 K-12 (Access # 5637) Subjects: energy conservation -- schools -- K-12 energy education curriculum. Notes: Binder of material including two videos, decals, fact sheets, exercises and projects.

Energy, The Pulse of Life (video series) / by Micay, J. MediCinema Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1995. (Access # 6643) Subjects: energy education -- science education -- energy sources -- renewable energy. Notes: On order. Award-winning 3-part video series with written supplements. Produced with assistance from: BC Hydro, Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund, Energy Educators of Ontario, Industry Canada (Science Culture Canada), Ontario Film Development Corp. Non-Theatrical Fund. Available from: MediCinema Ltd., 131 Albany Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 3C5. Phone or fax: (416) 977-0569

Grand New Energy Conference (video) / Energy Center of Wisconsin (ECW), Madison, WI, 1997. (Access # 6030) Subjects: energy education -- K-12. Notes: This is a video from a student-led energy conference that occurred in Milwaukee, WI in 1997.

An Introduction to Superconductivity (video) / U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1994. (Access # 6441) Subjects: superconductivity -- physics -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education -- videos. Notes: Length: 12 minutes. Accompanies "Teacher's Guide to Superconductivity for High School Students."

Saint Mary Central High School: Solar Energy Education Center (video) / Clarke, A. Lifetime Video, Appleton, WI, 1998. (Access # 6561) Subjects: solar energy -- K-12. Notes: Video recording the establishment of the Solar Energy Education Center at Saint Mary Central High School.

Tomorrow's Energy Today & Tomorrow's Energy Today: The Energy Efficiency Option (videos) / National Renewable Energy Laboratory. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1993. (Access # 6347) Subjects: renewable energy -- ethanol -- transportation fuel -- lighting -- insulation -- windows -- manufacturing processes -- electric vehicles -- K-12 energy education. Notes: Contains 2 programs. The first is 23:05 minutes ; the second is 26:00 minutes.

Citizen participation

Changing Our World: A Handbook for Young Activists / Fleisher, P. Zephyr Press, Tucson, AZ, 1993. HN19 F62 1993 K-12 (Access # 6368) Subjects: social change -- juvenile literature

The Kid's Guide to Social Action / by B. Lewis. Free Spirit Publishing Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 1991. HN65.L442 1991 K-12 (Access # 6303) Subjects: social problems -- social action -- political participation -- problem solving -- United States -- K-12 energy education -- handbooks and manuals. Notes: "How to solve the social problems you choose--and turn creative thinking into positive action."

Educational theories, practices, and strategies

Energy Education: Why, What, Why and How? / by E.M. Petrock. DYNCORP I & ET, Springfield, VA, 1982. (Access # 5225) Subjects: school energy curriculum -- implementation guidelines -- teacher preparation & participation -- K-12

Electricity

Electricity / Parker, S. DK Publishing, Inc., New York, NY, 1992. QC527.2 P37 1992 K-12 (Access # 6632) Subjects: electricity -- electric power -- juvenile literature -- K-12 energy education

I Can Become An Electro Wiz: Electricity / by P. Norman. Norman and Globus, Inc., El Sobrante, CA, 1995. TK148 N78 1995 K-12 (Access # 6165) Subjects: electricity -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education. Notes: Contains booklet and electrical parts. For ages 5 and up.

Energy and the future

Energy Choices for the Future: A Traveling Teaching Unit / Global Issues Resource Center, Cleveland, OH, 1995. TJ163.2 G51 1995 K-12 (Access # 6354) Subjects: power resources -- renewable energy -- fossil fuels -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education. Notes: "Teachers' Guide: Second Edition"

Energy education (general)

Award Winning Energy Education Activities for Elementary and High School Teachers / edited by H.H. Carey. National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC, 1977. TJ163.3 C18 1977 K-12 (Access # 6305) Subjects: energy -- power resources -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Distributed by the Energy Research and Development Administration, Oak Ridge, TN.

Energy Education Resources / by P. Altman. National Energy Information Center (NEIC), Washington DC, 1995. (Access # 5463) Subjects: coal -- electricity -- energy efficiency -- energy conservation --environment -- geosciences -- natural gas nuclear energy -- petroleum -- recycling -- renewable energy -- waste management -- water -- K-12. Notes: List of organizations that provide free or low-cost energy-related educational materials for kindergarten through 12th grade.

Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade / EIA, National Energy Information Center (NEIC). U.S. DOE, Washington DC, 1997. TD169.6 N21 1997 K-12 (Access # 6333) Subjects: energy education -- K-12 -- educational materials -- directories -- resource guides. Notes: List of organizations that provide free or low-cost energy-related educational materials for K-12.

Energy Education: Why, What, Why and How? / by E.M. Petrock. DYNCORP I & ET, Springfield, VA, 1982. (Access # 5225)Subjects: School energy curriculum -- implementation guidelines -- teacher preparation & participation -- K-12

Energy Research Projects / Florida Energy & Environmental Alliance. Institute of Science and Public Affairs, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1993. TD170.6 F66 1993 K-12 (Access # 6334) Subjects: energy education -- K-12 -- educational activities guidebooks. Notes: Developed as part of the Florida Middle School Energy Education Project (FMSEEP).

K-12 Energy Education Activity Guide / Energy Center of Wisconsin (ECW), Madison, WI, 1997. (Access #6202) Subjects: energy education, K-12

K-12 Energy Education Program: A Conceptual Guide to K-12 Energy Education in Wisconsin / Energy Center of Wisconsin (ECW), Madison, WI, 1997. (Access #6680, 6149) Subjects: energy education, K-12

Energy efficiency

Energy resources - fossil fuels (coal, petroleum), nuclear

Energy and Transportation: Grade 3 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. TP319 E52 1979 K-12 (Access # 6308) Subjects: power resources -- transportation -- fuel -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

The Energy We Use: Grade 1 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1977. HD9502.A2 E558 1977 K-12 (Access # 6309) Subjects: power resources -- energy education -- K-12 -- study and teaching (Primary). Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Two Energy Gulfs: Grades 6-7 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. TN871 N37 1979 K-12 (Access # 6317) Subjects: oil fields -- petroleum in submerged lands -- geology -- Persian Gulf -- Gulf of Mexico -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Western Coal: Boom or Bust? : Grades 9-11 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. HD9558.W47 N37 1979 K-12 (Access # 6318) Subjects: coal -- economic aspects -- the West -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Energy resources - renewables (solar, wind)

Alternative Energy: Solar Energy / Rickard, G. Gareth Stevens Children's Books, Milwaukee, WI, 1991. TJ810.3 R53 1991 K-12 (Access # 6357) Subjects: solar energy -- juvenile literature -- alternative energy

Amazing Sun Fun Activities / by M.J. Daley. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1998. TJ810.3 D15 1998 K-12 (Access # 6162) Subjects: solar energy -- renewable energy -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education

Consumer Guide to Solar Energy: Easy and Inexpensive Applications for Solar Energy (2nd Ed) / Sklar, S. ; K. Sheinkopf. Bonus Books, Inc., Chicago, IL, 1995. TJ810.5 S58 1995 (Access # 6625) Subjects: solar energy -- renewable energy -- handbooks and manuals -- guidebooks

How Did We Find Out About Solar Power? / by I. Asimov. Avon Books, New York, NY, 1981. TJ810.3 As4 1981 K-12 (Access # 6163) Subjects: solar energy -- renewable energy -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education

Putting the Sun To Work / by J. Bendick. Garrard Publishing Co., Champaign, IL, 1979. TJ810.3 B43 1979 K-12 (Access # 6164) Subjects: solar energy -- renewable energy -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education

Renewable Energy: Science & Math Activities for Middle Grades / Florida Energy & Environmental Alliance. Institute of Science and Public Affairs, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1994. TJ808.2 F66 1994 K-12 (Access # 6335) Subjects: energy education -- K-12 -- middle school -- educational activities -- renewable energy -- guidebooks. Notes: Developed as part of the Florida Middle School Energy Education Project (FMSEEP).

Science Projects in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: A Guide for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers / National Renewable Energy Laboratory. American Solar Energy Society (ASES), Boulder, CO, 1991. TJ808.2 N21 1991 K-12 (Access # 6353) Subjects: renewable energy -- classroom projects -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education

Energy use in history, fiction, and other cultures

Bringing Energy to the People: Washington, D.C. and Ghana, Grades 6, 7 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. HD9502.A2 B74 1979 K-12 (Access # 6321) Subjects: power resources -- world geography -- social studies -- United States -- Ghana -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Revised edition. Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Energy, Engines, and the Industrial Revolution: Grades 8, 9 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. TJ250 N37 1979 K-12 (Access # 6319) Subjects: power resources -- engines -- machinery -- industry -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Energy in the Global Marketplace: Grades 9, 10, 11 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1978. HD9502.A2 N2 1978 K-12 (Access # 6312) Subjects: power resources -- energy education -- K-12 -- study and teaching. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Energy Transitions in U.S. History: Grades 8-9 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. HD9545 N373 1979 K-12 (Access # 6313) Subjects: power resources -- U.S. history -- energy education -- K-12 -- study and teaching. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Material World: A Global Family Portrait / Menzel, P. Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, CA, 1994. GN406.M45 1994 K-12 (Access # 6350) Subjects: material culture -- cross-cultural studies -- family -- economic development -- pictorial works.

Environment - general, air & climate, habitats, water & wetlands

Agriculture, Energy, and Society : Grades 10,11,12 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. HD9502.A24 1979 K-12 (Access # 6306) Subjects: power resources -- agriculture -- energy consumption -- agricultural ecology -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Living in the Environment / Miller, G.T., Jr. Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, CA, 1997. GE105 M547 1997 K-12 (Access # 6351) Subjects: environmental sciences -- human ecology -- environmental policy -- textbooks -- K-12 energy education. Notes: 10th edition.

On the Day You Were Born / by D. Frasier. Harcourt Brace & Co., San Diego, CA, 1991. QB631.4 F74 1991 K-12 (Access # 6304) Subjects: Earth -- birth -- K-12 energy education

Home energy

Interdisciplinary materials

Community Workers and the Energy They Use: Grade 2 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1977. HM131 N37 1977 K-12 (Access # 6311) Subjects: community life -- power resources -- United States -- energy education -- K-12 -- study and teaching. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

How a Bill Becomes a Law to Conserve Energy: Grades 9, 11, 12 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1977. KF2120 N21 1977 K-12 (Access # 6314) Subjects: legislative bills -- law -- energy conservation -- United States -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Mathematics in Energy: Grades 8-9 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1978. QA11 M357 1978 K-12 (Access # 6310) Subjects: mathematics -- energy education -- K-12 -- study and teaching. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Networks: How Energy Links People, Goods, and Services: Grades 4, 5 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. QC531 N3 1979 K-12 (Access # 6315) Subjects: electricity -- electric utilities -- energy conservation -- outlines, syllabi, etc. -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Transportation and the City: Grades 8, 9 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. TD195.T7 N21 1979 K-12 (Access # 6316) Subjects: urban transportation -- automobiles -- social aspects -- United States -- energy conservation -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Western Coal: Boom or Bust?: Grades 9-11 / National Science Teachers Association. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, DC, 1979. HD9558.W47 N37 1979 K-12 (Access # 6318) Subjects: coal -- economic aspects -- the West -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: Series: Interdisciplinary Student/Teacher Materials in Energy, the Environment, and the Economy.

Science experiments, mechanics, physics

The Cool Hot Rod & Other Electrifying Experiments on Energy & Matter / by P. Doherty and D. Rathjen, Exploratorium Teacher Institute. John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1996. Q182.3 D64 1996 K-12 (Access # 6300) Subjects: science -- experiments -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12 -- secondary -- science museums -- force and energy

Evidence of Energy: An Introduction to Mechanics, Book Two / Gartrell, J.E., Jr. ; L.E. Schafer. National Science Teachers Association, Washington, DC, 1990. TJ163.9 G19 1990 K-12 (Access # 6438) Subjects: physics -- motion -- mechanics -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education

Exploring Energy with Toys: Complete Lessons for Grades 4-8 / by B.A.P. Taylor. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1998. TJ163.95 T21 1997 K-12 (Access # 6161) Subjects: educational toys -- power (mechanics) -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education

The New Way Things Work / Macaulay, D. Houghton Mifflin Co., New York, NY, 1998. T47 M18 1998 K-12 (Access # 6629) Subjects: technology -- popular works -- scientific principles -- machinery -- K-12 energy education

Simple Machines / by D. Hodge. Kids Can Press Ltd., Buffalo, NY, 1996. TJ147 H63 1996 K-12 (Access # 6302) Subjects: simple machines -- science -- experiments -- study and teaching -- energy education -- K-12. Notes: "Starting With Science" series.

A Teacher's Guide to Superconductivity for High School Students / Dull, R.W. ; H.R. Kerchner. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN, 1994. TK454.4.S93 D88 1994 K-12 (Access # 6437) Subjects: superconductivity -- physics -- high school -- study and teaching -- K-12 energy education

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