Energy Conservation Learning Activities- Elementary

Grades 1 to 8

Question	Response
To enhance this resource the following changes are strongly recommended:	Include explicit opportunities for students to develop and clarify their values. Include some explicitly-taught skills to help students take effective action. A connection to the past, present, and future of energy use should be addressed.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Provide assessment suggestions and rubrics Provide situations where students can present their learning to their peers and/or the community.
Recommendation of how and where to use it	The resource offers teachers ideas for integrating the environmental learning expectations within the elementary curriculum. Lesson activities for grades one to four Science
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	Articulating a hypothesis or research question Making observations Conducting experiments

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Consideration of Alternative Perspectives	Good	The experiments allow the students to draw their own conclusions based on the information they gather in the classroom. Students are not influenced to any particular point of view.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Good	The lesson activities for grades one to four only address the environmental dimension, the economic and social issues are addressed in the other lesson plans.
Respects Complexity	Good	The lesson activities allow students to identify interactions between the human and the natural world. Analyzing these interactions helps students understand some of the causes and consequences of human impact on the environment and vice versa.
Acting on Learning	Good	The resource encourages students to become part of the EcoSchools program. It encourages students to discuss ways to save electricity in the school, such as having a light monitor, not having all the lights on during a bright day, turning off the computers at night, etc. The resource suggest schools use the EcoSchools program EcoReviews to assess how effective their classroom and school practices are at conserving energy.
Values Education	Satisfactory	Students are not explicitly given an opportunity to clarify their own values but share their findings during discussions.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Poor/Not considered	Not considered in this resource.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Good	Wherever possible, outdoor learning opportunities are outlined for each grade which are identified by a foot graphic in the resource.
Locally-Focused Learning	Good	The lesson activities suggest ways to conserve energy at home and in the classroom.
Past, Present & Future	Satisfactory	The resource activities help students develop both ecological literacy and environmental practices to become environmentally responsible citizens and reduce the ecological footprint of schools.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Good	The learning activities provide students with opportunities to engage in scientific inquiry. Students raise questions about the issue, gather evidence through many types of investigations including observing and doing experiments.
Integrated Learning	Satisfactory
Inquiry Learning	Good	The learning activities provide students with opportunities to engage in scientific inquiry. Students raise questions about the issue, gather evidence through many types of investigations including observing and doing experiments.
Differentiated Instruction	Good	The lesson activities address a range of learning styles, The activities provide a variety of discussion and brainstorming activities, individual and cooperative learning assignments, hands-on and outdoor opportunities.
Experiential Learning	Good
Cooperative Learning	Satisfactory	Students work individually, with a partner, and in small cooperative learning groups during some of the activities.
Assessment & Evaluation	Poor/Not considered	No assessments tools are suggested or provided.
Peer Teaching	Satisfactory	A few of the lesson activities involve a think-pair-share and discussion opportunities.
Case Studies	Poor/Not considered	Not considered in this resource.
Locus of Control	Good	Extension activities and numerous websites to enhance the learning are provided throughout the resource.

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