Energy & Society™
PLT's Energy & Society program kit provides formal and nonformal educators with tools and activities to help students in grades PreK-8 learn about their relationship with energy and investigate the environmental issues related to energy's role in society.
Energy & Society helps students develop critical thinking skills to make decisions about their personal energy use. In addition to hands-on activities, Energy & Society integrates music and dance to enhance the study of energy issues.
In Florida, the Energy & Society activities have been correlated to the Sunshine State Standards.
Materials in the Energy & Society program kit include:
An Energy & Society Activity Guide
- A background section for educators;
- An outline of how to use the Energy & Society materials with students;
- Correlations to national standards in science, social studies, and English language arts;
- Ideas for action projects and science fair projects;
- Energy-related case studies;
- Visual teaching tools for introducing students to the topic of energy and the issues surrounding it. Each kit includes a set of 8 of two different posters;
- A list of energy-related children's literature and other resources;
- Lyrics to the songs on the Billy B compact disc.
Energy & Me Music CD and Video
- A collection of 15 energy-related songs from singer/songwriter, Billy B.
- Energy & Me music and dance video - Billy B and students perform dances to five of the songs from the music CD, and complete instructions are provided for three of the dances.
Awards and Recognition
- The Energy & Me CD was selected as a 2002 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner and a 2002 Children's Music Web Award Winner.
- Elected to the 2002 Associates Advance America Honor Roll.
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