Lesson resources
Day 1
Pretest
Student Booklet, pgs. 4 & 5
Background Sheet 1
Background Sheet 2
Assignment 1: Follow the Energy Concept Map
Located in Teacher’s Guide
Sun-Earth Energy
Earth-Atmosphere Energy
Requires a 17” X 22” sheet of paper for concept map
Making a concept map
A simplified animation of the greenhouse effect, energy transfer
Intro to the Electromagnetic Spectrum; Examples of various wavelengths. (5:19 minutes).
Day 2
Student Booklet, pg. 5
Background Sheet 3
Background Sheet 4
Background Sheet 5
Earth's Energy Budget
Albedo Effect
Global Warming Potentials
Excellent discussion of dipole interactions and Van der Waals interaction (10:53 minutes)
Excellent! Real World: Earth’s Energy Balance (Budget)– Energy In and Energy Out. (2:56 minutes)
Excellent presentation of Earth’s energy balance of (6:59)
Variables & processes in NASA’s calculation of Earth’s heat budget. Includes Albedo Effect. (3:25)
Very Important! Explanation of Albedo Effect, polar ice caps & global warming, feedback loops (4:48 minutes)
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) warm Earth by absorbing energy and slowing the rate at which energy escapes to space; they insulate Earth. Different Global Warming Potentials (GHGs) can have different effects on Earth's warming.
Day 3
Student Booklet, pgs. 5
Background Sheet 6
Background Sheet 7
Feedback Loops
Carbon, Methane & Water Cycles
(TEDEd)Feedback loops: How nature gets its rhythms - Anje-Margriet Neutel (5:10 minutes)
Excellent insight into science research in artic permafrost and the global warming crisis in the artic. (4:33 minutes)
Day 4
Student Booklet, pgs. 6 & 7
Background Sheet 8
Assignment 2 (optional)
AC/DC Current
Construct Timeline
Difference between AC and DC Current Explained (4:22)
Extend the discussion about electric currents to motors. (4:11)
Regenerative Braking converts EV’s kinetic energy into chemical energy stored in the rechargeable battery.
Regenerative Brake System Two key selling points of electric vehicles: more energy-efficient & less maintenance
Day 5
Student Booklet, pgs. 8 & 9
Background Sheet 9
The Lithium-ion Battery
ANIMATION: U. S. Energy animation of a lithium-ion battery
Excellent! How a lithium-ion battery works? Why are they rechargeable? (9:29)
Compares induction motors to internal combustion motors (10:37)
Ford Motor Co. & Redwood Materials collaborate to create recycling options, making EV’s more sustainable & affordable.
New plant built to recycle 95% of cobalt, nickel, and lithium from old batteries. Zero wastewater & zero emissions process used.
Discusses lithium mining issues and identifies global sources and supplies of lithium
Describes sourcing of lithium from geothermal brines, more environmentally friendly than mining.
Five new battery technologies that could change everything (10:53 minutes)
Day 6
Student Booklet, page 10-11
Assignment 3
How Do Shoppers Make Decisions
Day 7
Student Booklet, pgs. 12-13
Day 8
Student Booklet, pgs. 14-17
Classroom Poster
Energy Sources for Los Angeles Energy Grid (Pie Graph)
Look up LADWP specific energy sources, incentives, etc.
Day 9
Student Booklet , pgs.18-20
Assignment 4
Post Test
Community Challenge Project
Generation180- national movement of schools advancing transition to clean energy.
California jobs in wind industries.
NextEra Energy- jobs in Clean Energy across America
Solar International - growing clean energy workforce by 2050
College majors and career searches
CA Job opportunities in LADWP
Day 1
Pretest
Student Booklet, pgs. 4 & 5
Background Sheet 1
Background Sheet 2
Assignment 1: Follow the Energy Concept Map
Located in Teacher’s Guide
Sun-Earth Energy
Earth-Atmosphere Energy
Requires a 17” X 22” sheet of paper for concept map
Making a concept map
A simplified animation of the greenhouse effect, energy transfer
Intro to the Electromagnetic Spectrum; Examples of various wavelengths. (5:19 minutes).
Day 2
Student Booklet, pg. 5
Background Sheet 3
Background Sheet 4
Background Sheet 5
Earth's Energy Budget
Albedo Effect
Global Warming Potentials
Excellent discussion of dipole interactions and Van der Waals interaction (10:53 minutes)
Excellent! Real World: Earth’s Energy Balance (Budget)– Energy In and Energy Out. (2:56 minutes)
Excellent presentation of Earth’s energy balance of (6:59)
Variables & processes in NASA’s calculation of Earth’s heat budget. Includes Albedo Effect. (3:25)
Very Important! Explanation of Albedo Effect, polar ice caps & global warming, feedback loops (4:48 minutes)
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) warm Earth by absorbing energy and slowing the rate at which energy escapes to space; they insulate Earth. Different Global Warming Potentials (GHGs) can have different effects on Earth's warming.
Day 3
Student Booklet, pgs. 5
Background Sheet 6
Background Sheet 7
Feedback Loops
Carbon, Methane & Water Cycles
(TEDEd)Feedback loops: How nature gets its rhythms - Anje-Margriet Neutel (5:10 minutes)
Excellent insight into science research in artic permafrost and the global warming crisis in the artic. (4:33 minutes)
Day 4
Student Booklet, pgs. 6 & 7
Background Sheet 8
Assignment 2 (optional)
AC/DC Current
Construct Timeline
Difference between AC and DC Current Explained (4:22)
Extend the discussion about electric currents to motors. (4:11)
Regenerative Brake Systems help with two key selling points of EV’s: more energy efficiency & less maintenance
Regenerative Brake System Two key selling points of electric vehicles: more energy-efficient & less maintenance
Day 5
Student Booklet, pgs. 8 & 9
Background Sheet 9
The Lithium-ion Battery
ANIMATION: U. S. Energy animation of a lithium-ion battery
Excellent! How a lithium-ion battery works? Why are they rechargeable? (9:29)
Compares induction motors to internal combustion motors (10:37)
Ford Motor Co. & Redwood Materials collaborate to create recycling options, making EV’s more sustainable & affordable.
New plant built to recycle 95% of cobalt, nickel, and lithium from old batteries. Zero wastewater & zero emissions process used.
Discusses lithium mining issues and identifies global sources and supplies of lithium
Describes sourcing of lithium from geothermal brines, more environmentally friendly than mining.
Five new battery technologies that could change everything (10:53 minutes)
Day 6
Student Booklet, page 10-11
Assignment 3
How Do Shoppers Make Decisions
Day 7
Student Booklet, pgs. 12-13
Day 8
Student Booklet, pgs. 14-17
Classroom Poster
Energy Sources for Los Angeles Energy Grid (Pie Graph)
Look up LADWP specific energy sources, incentives, etc.
Day 9
Student Booklet , pgs.18-20
Assignment 4
Post Test
Community Challenge Project
Generation180- national movement of schools advancing transition to clean energy.
California jobs in wind industries.
NextEra Energy- jobs in Clean Energy across America
Solar International - growing clean energy workforce by 2050
College majors and career searches
CA Job opportunities in LADWP