Discover energy in our lives with this Educational Activity Kit. With a focus on the Sun as a central source of energy, this kit investigates energy in the context of its use on the farm, in the classroom, and at home. Students will use energy from the Sun’s rays to conduct an experiment and to make an art project. They will discover energy transformations on the farm and even transform their own wind energy into sound! Compare energy use in the four seasons, investigate ways to save energy and, together, learn about how farms are increasingly becoming energy producers.

Electronic reproduction. For Grade 1.

An enriching program -- Target grade level -- Curriculum links -- Background information -- Activities for the classroom or home -- Science and Technology -- Living Things Sunbeams -- Energy Chains -- Hot or Not? -- Lights Out! -- The Farm vs My House -- Wind Energy Flyer -- Energy in the Four Seasons -- Day or Night? -- Saving Energy! -- Language -- Fill in the Blanks -- Shared Reading Text: Growing Wheat -- Mathematics -- Biofuels: Guess How Many? -- Biofuels: What Comes Next? -- Arts -- Sun Silhouette -- Wind Energy: Music to My Ears -- General Activity -- Transfer of Energy Game -- Appendices -- A- Energy Overview -- Energy from the Wind -- Energy from Biomass -- B- Vocabulary and Additional Resources.