Empowering Students to Investigate Their Energy Consumption with a Safe, Easy-to-Use, Low-Cost Electrical Energy Meter

Autor/in	Darling, Gerald
Titel	Empowering Students to Investigate Their Energy Consumption with a Safe, Easy-to-Use, Low-Cost Electrical Energy Meter
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 36 (2012) 3, S.44-49 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Climate; Fuels; Energy Education; Middle School Students; Energy Conservation; Conservation (Environment); Science Instruction; Citizenship Responsibility; Measurement Equipment; Secondary School Science + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Treibstoff; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Messinstrument
Abstract	Middle school students hear about energy continuously: in the news, in many of their classes, and at home. Most students realize that recent wars have been fought over energy resources, and many will accept that overreliance on fossil fuels is changing the global climate. Students understand that as the world population surges past seven billion, energy conservation will play a major role in any sustainable energy policy. Yet they have no idea how much energy is being consumed by a given device or appliance in their own home. Science teachers have a unique opportunity to empower students to explore and analyze their energy consumption with a safe, easy-to-use, and low-cost electrical energy meter. Because energy is a topic discussed in all science courses, this activity could be used by middle school teachers of any science discipline. This investigation addresses "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC 2012), as it involves the practices of planning and carrying out investigations and analyzing and interpreting data. (Contains 3 figures and an activity worksheet.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10