Classroom Energy Innovation GrantsTM Ideas for Every Subject
Energy is a growing issue and today’s students are the key to its future. Classroom Energy Innovation Grants are one way we are doing our part to help support innovative learning.
Below are possible questions to explore for every subject and grade level:
Behavioral
What is creative energy?
How do you describe emotional energy?
Can animals sense people's emotional energy?
What are the relationships among our perception of color, light energy, and anatomy?
How does human psychology affect the adoption of energy saving behaviors?
Biological
How much energy does a person need to live?
Can a plant grow without sunlight?
How do different kinds of animals conserve energy? (e.g., lions, lizards, bears)
What happens when muscles use up all their stored energy? (e.g., squeezing a ball for a long time)
Does cooking affect the energy in the food we eat?
Chemical
How does a calorie represent energy?
What is the effect of sunlight on different materials? (e.g., butter, chocolate, dark paper, light paper)
How does energy change form?
What happens when salt water freezes?
How can you keep water warm for a longer time?
Earth/Space Science
What's the energy difference between hard and soft coal?
Are all types of oil equal in energy content?
How does energy travel through the earth?
How does energy move through the oceans?
What patterns of weather systems are related to the transfer of energy?
Economics
How much energy would the average family save if they didn't use a clothes dryer?
What are the benefits and drawbacks of using electricity as an energy source?
What is the cost of transporting energy?
What are the factors that go into an energy audit?
How does increasing energy costs affect the food supply and distribution?
Engineering
How do we store energy?
How does changing the amount of energy affect the rate of change of an object? (e.g., increasing heat on melting ice/butter/chocolate, decreasing the amount of sunlight on a piece of paper)
How have changes in the design of cars made them more energy efficient?
What are the differences between subtractive and additive theories of color?
How much energy do all the world's cell phones use?
Environmental
Paper or plastic - which choice uses less energy?
How can you reliably measure your carbon footprint?
What are the benefits and drawbacks of LED and incandescent bulbs?
In music, what energy factors are most important for the listener?
How do humans affect the energy flow in ecosystems?
Language
How many different energy words or phrases are in our language?
How are energy-related words used differently in common language and scientific language?
How do writers express changes in their characters' energy?
What is the frequency of energy words in language?
Math
What kind of functions does energy produce when moving?
What kind of functions does energy produce when changing?
What are the relationships between energy and speed of phase change?
How can a computer be used in modeling energy flow?
What frequencies are seen when energy is released?
Music
What is the difference in energy between discordant and chordant music?
How do composers express different levels of energy?
What is the relationship between timbre and energy?
What are the relationships between pitch and loudness to rate and amplitude of vibrations?
Physical
How is energy produced?
What controls energy absorption and reflection in sound transmission?
How do temperature, pressure, material and type of energy affect transfer?
Is wind the unlimited free, clean, energy of the future?
What kind of ball bounces highest?
Political
Should there be energy equity in our government policies?
What role should the government play in energy policies?
How did energy and transportation play a role in settling the United States?
Is taxing energy consumption to control energy use fair?
How do different countries meet their energy needs?
Social
Has the Internet saved energy?
How is energy expressed in art?
What is the influence of climate on home building materials?
How have historical changes in scientific perspectives changed our view of energy?
What are the societal factors that promote or constrain energy research?
Technology
How do we measure energy?
How have scales for measuring heat energy changed?
How is temperature measured using specialized tools? (e.g., infrared, probe)
What are the methods used to measures BTU's?
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If you have any questions about possible Classroom Energy Innovation Grant ideas, contact First Choice Power, grant@FirstChoicePower.com.
