Building Environmental & Climate Literacy: Moving and Using Energy

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Building Environmental & Climate Literacy: Moving and Using Energy

Moving and Using Energy in the 21st Century

Topics & Schedule:

Part 1: June 8, 2020: Discover and Capture Solar Energy

Explore physical properties that impact the availability and absorption of solar energy and simple materials to capture it.

Part 2: June 10, 2020: Investigate Energy and Energy Transfer

Explore different forms of energy and how energy is transferred between forms and objects in the world around us. Build a device that transfers energy.

Part 3: June 12, 2020: Understand Energy and the CA Electric Grid

Using different forms of energy and multiple energy transfers and transformations, the electric grid allows us to use energy to do useful work and live comfortable lives. We will play a simulation game in which we build our own electric grid and learn about the sources of electricity in California and elsewhere.

Resources from this Series

Resources from Other Sources

How Does Statistical Analysis Help us Understand Climate?
A Context to Implement Math & Science Standards

The Bay Area Math and Science Projects invite you to participate in a 3-part mini-series of interactive webinars: Date: July 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2020 Time: 9:00 - 10:15 AM For: Science and Math Teachers and Teacher Leaders for grades 6-12 Many students experience school learning as studying a set of disconnected and de-contextualized ideas. Understanding our world requires skills in both math and science.  Through this series, you will learn how to use key principles of design to create and facilitate learning experiences focused on the synergy among environmental literacy principles, science concepts, and mathematics concepts. Further, you will learn how to make those connections evident, even with the constraints of distance or online delivery.

Hosted By:
  • Mohini Bariya: PhD Candidate, Department of Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley
  • Betsy Mitchell, PhD: Science Content Specialist, UC Berkeley Natural Museums
  • Joanna Totino: Director, Bay Area Science Project, The Lawerence, UC Berkeley
  • Teresa Barnett: Executive Director, Community Resources for Science
 

Community Resources for Science
1611 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 10 B
Berkeley, CA 94702

 

Phone: (510) 527-5212
Fax: (510) 527-5216
Email: community@crscience.org
EIN: 94-3262587

 

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The mission of CRS is to empower teachers and STEM professionals serving schools in historically marginalized communities to activate TK-8 students’ curiosity about the world, foster critical thinking, and inspire children to imagine future career pathways. We envision a community of educators, scientists, families and partners working together to build school cultures that equip all children to explore the world around them and build the skills needed to become innovators, problem solvers, environmental stewards, life-long learners and leaders. CRS leads a dynamic network, fostering relationships and collaborations that leverage expertise and resources to transform science teaching and learning toward greater equity, opportunity, and success for all students.

 

Our goal is simple: help teachers give students more opportunities to “do science” – to ask questions, test ideas, get their hands on real science activities. We need to inspire the next generation of thinkers, makers, problem solvers, and leaders!