Unit plan on Alternative Energy (5 days)

2. I will teach alternative forms of energy to a
class of general education 6th graders.
There are 20 students 11 girls, and 9 boys.
The class has a very low attention span,
and tends to work better with a visual or
hands on approach.

3. With 95% accuracy, my students will
explain and demonstrate alternative
ways to obtain energy with the help of
notes, models, videos, and computer
games by the end of one week.

4.  Day 1:
› Notes will be given to introduce what
alternative energy is, and different types.
 Day 2:
› Students will listen to a podcast/YouTube
video and discuss.
 Day 3:
› Students will view a virtual model of an ideal
location for alternative energy.

5.  Day 4:
› Students will play an interactive computer
game to see how alternative energy works in
different locations.
 Day 5:
› Students will work in groups to create an
online story to demonstrate how to efficiently
power a given land formation.

6.  Computer with PowerPoint
 YouTube
 “Save the World” computer game
 Virtual sites from Glenco.com
 Overhead Projector
 StoryBoardThat.com

7.  Virtual land formations:
http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_asset
s/science/virtual_labs/CT13/CT13.html
 Game: http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/save-
the-world
 YouTube Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
1EIhowgtgA
 Storyboardthat.com