Lesson Overview

Students conduct an assessment of their electricity use from daily activities at school and home. They then consider ways to reduce their electric footprint.

Target Grades: 3-5

Set Up Time: 20 minutes

Class Time: 1.5 hours

Lesson Resources

Objectives

  1. Explain what happens when an appliance is plugged into a wall socket.
  2. List ways that electricity is used in daily life.
  3. Identify actions that can be done to save energy.

Guiding question: What uses electricity in our homes and schools?

Educational Standards

ALASKA CULTURAL STANDARDS: A4, B3, B4

ALASKA ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS: 3/4/5 RIT.3

ALASKA MATHEMATICS STANDARDS: 5.NBT.4

ALASKA SKILLS FOR A HEALTHY LIFE: D1, D2

ALASKA DIGITAL LITERACY STANDARDS: 3-5 GC.3

ENERGY LITERACY CONCEPTS: 6.8

NGSS: 4-PS3-2