Energy Sources Activity Stations – Teacher Guide

Summary

The Teacher Guide provides a comprehensive lesson plan for an engaging, hands-on activity on energy sources. It is designed to help students analyze the benefits and challenges of different energy resources, encouraging them to question assumptions and think critically about energy choices. The guide outlines a step-by-step procedure, starting with an “Energy Fact or Fiction” opening activity to address common misconceptions. It then offers two flexible options for the main activity: a station rotation or a gallery walk, both of which utilize posters with QR codes linking to videos. The guide concludes with a list of discussion questions to facilitate a class-wide conversation on energy trade-offs and the factors that influence energy decisions.