6th Grade Explores Clean Energy

Over the past two weeks the 6th Grade Science class has been discussing "Energy Resources", which includes topics such as fossil fuels, renewable sources of energy, nuclear energy and energy conservation. Attempting to gain the interest of all the students the class employed a variety of hands-on activities, video clips, student-directed research projects and games teach the topics. Mrs. Noel Thelander is a sales representative for a company known as MONARCH Renewable Energy, LLC which sells wind turbines and other energy saving products like the GREEN SWITCH. We discussed my curriculum and she studied Chapter 5 in her daughter's science book in order for her to come up with the lesson plan for Friday January 22nd. She brought a short video clip and a company power point which dealt with alternate energy sources and wind turbines. After her presentation, we moved to the elem. gym where we viewed an actual wind turbine. The turbine was opened on one side so the students could see the simplicity of the working machinery. The three blade turbine stood 12 foot tall as it stood on a short part of its long stand. We also looked at the GREEN SWITCH, and Mrs. Thelander demonstrated how it worked and the great energy savings it could provide to a homeowner. I would have to say that it was a very good learning experience and the students had fun too.