How Al Gore Sparked a Movement + Renewable Energy Fun
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GradesK, 1, 2, 3Science, Social Studies
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Provided by Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick & Sprout
What it is
- This video by Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick & Sprout starts with a bedtime story about Al Gore and then continues with an episode about renewable energy.
- Students will learn about the influence of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" on the public's awareness of climate change and the basics of global warming and renewable energy.
Teaching tips
Positives
- Advanced concepts are broken down and simplified, making the content accessible for young students.
- Young students will love the puppet Sprout, and her silliness keeps students engaged with the content.
Prerequisites
- You may want to introduce vocabulary terms ahead of time or provide a basic overview of greenhouse gases.
Differentiation & Implementation
- This video can serve as an introduction to a unit about renewable energy. Following this lesson, teachers can cover the different sources of renewable energy in detail.
- Teachers can extend this topic into reading time with the e-book Energy Detectives.
- To make history connections, students can create a timeline of events they learned about for Al Gore. Students can then discuss other ways individuals can spark or have sparked a movement.
From the scientist review
This resource from The Climate Chick, Suzie Hicks, provides an (~8min) video of Suzie details how one person can make a big change for the climate, also provided is a downloadable curriculum and activity sheets about solar energy. Lesson plans are provided in the curriculum download. The lesson is primarily made up of activities, and no data is included in the sheets to verify. Overall, this resource is a fun addition to a classroom discussion about alternative energy sources.
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