Learning Goals
Learning Goals:
- Explain the difference between power and energy.
- Proficiently use a “Kill-a-Watt” meter to determine the power and total energy usage of everyday devices.
- Compare the total energy used by common household devices.
- Brainstorm different ways we can conserve electrical energy.
Materials List
Handouts
- How Much Energy Do You Use? Worksheet
- Energy Consumption Cards (1 per pair of students)
- Optional: Energy Consumption Worksheet
Classroom Supplies
- 8 “Kill-a-Watt” meters (1 per group)
Important Links
Next Generation Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards
MS-ESS3-3
- Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
MS-PS3-3 (Crosscutting Concept)
- The transfer of energy can be tracked as energy flows through a designed or natural system. (MS-PS3-3).