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Wisconsin Academic Standards Addressed

Open To The Public

Proceed through the energy units and complete the activities and 
experiments along the way. Visit the Web sites listed for more information.

Energy Through Our Lives Unit
A. Introduction
B. Energy Flow in Systems, Including Human Societies
      1. Energy Use in Ecosystems
           a. Ecosystem Survey
      2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change
      3. Home Energy Use
           a. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Tips
      4.  Watts, Volts, and Amps, Oh My!
           a. Leaking Electricity
           b. Appliance Survey
      5. Community Energy Use
           a. Wisconsin and United States Energy Use Graphs
           b. Economic Sectors and End Uses
               - General End Use Survey
           c. Community Energy Use Survey
C. Activities and Graphs
D. Web sites

What is Energy? Unit
A. Introduction
B. Two Main Forms of Energy
C. Measuring and Quantifying Energy
     1. Conversion and Resource Tables
     2. Activity: People Power
D. Activities and Experiments
E. Web sites

Energy Rules! Unit
A. Introduction
B. Energy Transfer
C. Energy Conversion and the Laws of  Thermodynamics 
     1. Energy Conversion Introduction
     2. More About the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
D. Activities and Experiments
E. Web sites

Energy Use and Your Bill
An online utility bill. You can adjust data such as electricity used and cost per kilowatt-hour to investigate how energy consumption is reflected on your bill. Look for this icon throughout the course for ideas on how to link course topics to the utility bill.

Definitions
A glossary of energy terms.

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