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Brevard County School Board, Cocoa, FL. – 1984
This unit consists of activities designed to develop value systems related to the interactions of humans and their environment. The overall objectives are to teach students to evaluate their actions within an environmental context, make rational decisions in resolving environmental problems, and function in a democratic society by reaching…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Environmental Education, Ethics, Fuel Consumption
American Gas Association, Arlington, VA. Educational Services. – 1982
Prepared by energy experts and educators to introduce middle school and high school students to natural gas and its role in our society, this kit is designed to be incorporated into existing science and social studies curricula. The materials and activities focus on the origin, discovery, production, delivery, and use of natural gas. The role of…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Occupations, Fuel Consumption, Fuels

Branson, Margaret S. – Journal of Geography, 1983
People in the developing world worry about the shrinkage of forests and the scarcity of firewood. An international team of geographers assessed desertification and prepared a map. Students can analyze a simplified map and answer questions that will help them understand desertification. (AM)
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Developing Nations, Fuel Consumption, Geography Instruction
Stephenson, David; Fulkerson, Dan, Ed. – 1991
This curriculum guide contains 18 units of instruction for a competency-based course in residential and light commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC). Introductory materials include a competency profile and an instructional/task analysis that correlates job training with related information for this course. Each instructional…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Air Conditioning Equipment, Behavioral Objectives, Buildings
DeVito, Alfred; Krockover, Gerald H. – 1981
The purpose of this handbook is to present information about energy and to translate this information into learning activities for children. Chapter 1, "Energy: A Delicate Dilemma," presents activities intended to provide an introduction to energy and energy usage. Chapter 2, "What are the Sources of Energy?" provides…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Coal, Conservation Education, Depleted Resources
Rains, Larry – 1990
This module is the third of nine modules in the competency-based Missouri Auto Mechanics Curriculum Guide. Six units cover: fuel supply systems; carburetion; carburetor service; gasoline engine electronic fuel injection; diesel fuel injection; and exhaust systems and turbochargers. Introductory materials include a competency profile and…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Engines, Fuels

McCollum, Dannell – Social Studies, 1977
Describes a technique for involving students in energy awareness and conservation. Students are asked to compare their families' electric bills, to calculate amounts of strip-mined land needed to fill families' annual power needs, and to estimate annual energy consumption based on electrical gadgets in their homes. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education, Fuel Consumption

Davies, P. – Economics, 1984
A questionnaire that college economics students can use to investigate the degree and nature of competition in the retail market for petrol is provided. A simple computer program is included to help in the analysis of the questionnaire. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Economics Education
Clark, Elton; Huston, Jane, Ed. – 1988
This module is one of a series of teaching guides that cover diesel mechanics. The module contains six instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) introduction to fuel injection systems and components; (2) injection nozzles; (3) distributor type injection pumps; (4) unit injectors; (5) in-line injection pumps; and (6) pressure timed…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
Brady, Holly; Arnold, Anne Jurmu – Learning, 1983
A teaching kit on coal as an energy source provides background information, ideas for activities, and educational resources needed to start a class project on this contemporary issue. Information about coal, coal mining, electricity production, and environmental-versus-consumer needs is provided. (PP)
Descriptors: Coal, Educational Resources, Electricity, Elementary Secondary Education
Kohl, Herb – Teacher, 1979
The author explains some of the activities he uses in his upper elementary energy curriculum when dealing with these topics: the definition of energy; gasoline consumption; energy conversion; solar energy; and the politics of energy. Resource agencies to which students may write for information are listed. (SJL)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Energy, Energy Conservation, Fuel Consumption
Instructor, 1982
Due to increasing energy demands and decreasing supplies, it is important for teachers to provide students with a solid foundation for energy decision making. Activities are presented which offer hands-on experiences with four sources of energy: wind, water, sun, and fossil fuels. (JN)
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Energy Conservation
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services. – 1978
Instructional materials on fuel and exhaust systems are provided for an auto mechanics course in the motor transportation technology program. Instructor's plans are provided for five units. Each unit consists of instructional and manipulative lessons. The format of an instructional lesson is as follows: the subject, aim, a listing of teaching aids…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Guides, Engines
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Agricultural Education. – 1986
Instructional materials are provided for a unit dealing with production and marketing of wood as an energy source. Unit objectives and a list of visual masters appear first. Content is arranged by six topics: introduction, pre-cutting activities (planning a fuelwood cutting, marketing, chain saw safety), cutting activities, post-cutting…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Forestry, Forestry Occupations
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, TN. – 1981
Designed for science students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, the activities in this unit illustrate principles and problems related to the conservation of energy. Eleven student activities using art, economics, arithmetic, and other skills and disciplines help teachers directly involve students in exploring scientific questions and making…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Fuels, Heat, High Schools