https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climatechange/global-warming-wheel-card_.html
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
When last checked this resource was offline Our automated link checker has alerted the folks responsible for the part of our site where this problematic link is referenced.
If you have further information about the link (e.g. a new location where the information can be found) please let us know.
You may be able to find previous versions at the Internet Archive.
Activity takes two to three class periods.
Learn more about Teaching Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness»Grade Level
Topics
Climate Literacy
This Activity builds on the following concepts of Climate Literacy.
Click a topic below for supporting information, teaching ideas, and sample activities.
Energy Literacy
This Activity builds on the following concepts of Energy Literacy.
Click a topic below for supporting information, teaching ideas, and sample activities.
- Energy affects quality of life
- Human use of energy
- Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow
Excellence in Environmental Education Guidelines
Other materials addressing:
A) Human/environment interactions.
Other materials addressing:
C) Resources.
Other materials addressing:
D) Technology.
Other materials addressing:
E) Environmental Issues.
Other materials addressing:
A) Identifying and investigating issues.
Other materials addressing:
B) Sorting out the consequences of issues.
Other materials addressing:
C) Identifying and evaluation alternative solutions and courses of action.
Other materials addressing:
D) Evaluating the results of actions.
Notes From Our Reviewers
The CLEAN collection is hand-picked and rigorously reviewed for scientific accuracy and classroom effectiveness.
Read what our review team had to say about this resource below or learn more about
how CLEAN reviews teaching materials
Teaching Tips | Science | Pedagogy |
Technical Details
Teaching Tips
- Engaging students in energy audits is a great way of diffusing gloom and doom feelings that might overwhelm students after learning about climate change issues.
- This set of lessons is not recommended for high school students because it is oversimplified.
About the Science
- Using the wheel card helps students understand their energy use, the emissions they cause, and ways that energy can be saved.
- Good background materials are provided as well as the information and numbers that are used for the wheel.
- Comments from expert scientist: This is a wonderful activity for grade school, I would not take it much above 6th grade level.
About the Pedagogy
- Multiple learning styles are addressed in this 3-part lesson.
- In some situations, asking students to work with their home energy bills might cause unease since it shows the type of house each student lives in. If this arises, the educator should provide students with sample bills and give them the choice of which they want to use.
- Each day students build on the previous day's activity.