Energy Resource - Lesson 1 : Energy Use in Michigan - Then and Now
Subject/Target Grade
Science and Social Studies/Middle School (7-9)
Duration
45 minutes (+ homework activity) –Classroom setting
Materials
per class
• calculator
• overhead projector
• stopwatch or watch with second hand
• clear flat plastic tub (1 or 3)
• dried peas (2 large bags)
• Michigan and United States Total Energy Consumption by Sector, 2009 (transparency master)
• Residential Energy Use Based on National Averages (transparency master)
• U.S. Estimated Total Energy Consumption,1900-2010 and Michigan Estimated Total Energy Consumption, 1960-2010 (transparency master)
• Michigan Population, 1900-2010 and Michigan Estimated Total Energy Consumption, 1960-2010 (transparency master)
per student
• clear cup or beaker
• Note to Parents (home activity)
• Survey of Past and Present Energy Use (home activity)
• Global Petroleum Discovery and Use (optional student activity)
• My Environmental Diary (home activity)