Lesson 5: Modeling Energy Efficiency

Overview

Students construct model water wheels using simple materials. Students test the water wheels and compare how efficiently each uses available energy.

Key Ideas

Lesson Goals

Students will:

Lesson Resources

Download Lesson Plan (13 pages, 1 MB)



Student Handout 5.1: Water Wheel Design Challenge
(2 pages, 500 KB)

Links

Connections to Maine Agencies

A Maine Energy Education Representative Program (MEEP) representative will come to interested schools, free of charge, to guide and support the concepts in this lesson:

For schools in Aroostook County, a Maine Public Service (MPS) representative will come to interested schools, free of charge, to guide and support the concepts developed in this lesson.

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