AI & Energy – Teacher Guide

Summary

This teacher guide walks students through the two-sided impact of AI on global energy systems, covering both rising demand from data centers and AI’s potential to improve grid efficiency and reduce emissions. Students analyze a WEF article using a pros and cons planner, write a position statement, and can extend learning with an AI Usage Audit that connects classroom content to students’ own digital habits. Works well for an environmental science, current events, or STEM unit at the high school level.