Jessica Culverhouse is program manager for National Environmental Education Week (EE Week), a program of the National Environmental Education Foundation designed to connect educators with resources to improve K-12 students' understanding of the environment. EE Week will be held this year from April 11-17. To get involved, visit www.eeweek.org. Have you ever wondered how far your water travels from its source to your kitchen faucet? Or thought about the energy required to heat the water for your shower? Did you know that water is a key component in the process of producing electricity from coal and other thermoelectric energy sources?
Generating power consumes three percent of our nation's water annually
while thirteen percent of the energy produced each year is used to treat,
transport and heat our water (source: River Network). Conserving water
saves energy, and vice versa. Our nation's water and energy resources
are increasingly important topics of discussion not just in the news,
but in classrooms and homes as well. The water-energy connection is
complex, but it provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on the
interrelatedness of ecological, geographical and environmental
concerns.
This April 11-17, thousands of educators and students will investigate the water-energy connection as part of National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) by taking part in a variety of activities on the topics of water and energy. Some are planning school water and energy audits in math and science classes. Geography and social studies teachers are organizing research projects about the sources of fresh water around the globe and the energy required to transport it. Others have developed projects in which students express the water and energy connection through art and poetry.
Join us for a week of teaching and learning about this complex issue by participating in EE Week. It's free and easy--just complete the brief online registration form. You'll have access to a wealth of teaching resources on the water-energy connection and other environmental topics, as well as funding resources, professional development for educators and discounts from some of our partners.
A young student explores his watershed as part of National Environmental Education Week 2009 activities.
Educators and others who register for EE Week by March 25 will also be invited to participate in our first ever webinar--Teaching the Water-Energy Connection--to be held on Wednesday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. This event is designed by and for educators and will provide an opportunity for teachers to learn more about the issue and get ideas on lesson plans and projects to engage students in investigating the water-energy connection.
Jessica Culverhouse
Images courtesy Energy Star, NEEF, U.S. Department of Energy
This April 11-17, thousands of educators and students will investigate the water-energy connection as part of National Environmental Education Week (EE Week) by taking part in a variety of activities on the topics of water and energy. Some are planning school water and energy audits in math and science classes. Geography and social studies teachers are organizing research projects about the sources of fresh water around the globe and the energy required to transport it. Others have developed projects in which students express the water and energy connection through art and poetry.
Join us for a week of teaching and learning about this complex issue by participating in EE Week. It's free and easy--just complete the brief online registration form. You'll have access to a wealth of teaching resources on the water-energy connection and other environmental topics, as well as funding resources, professional development for educators and discounts from some of our partners.
A young student explores his watershed as part of National Environmental Education Week 2009 activities. Educators and others who register for EE Week by March 25 will also be invited to participate in our first ever webinar--Teaching the Water-Energy Connection--to be held on Wednesday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. This event is designed by and for educators and will provide an opportunity for teachers to learn more about the issue and get ideas on lesson plans and projects to engage students in investigating the water-energy connection.
Jessica Culverhouse
Images courtesy Energy Star, NEEF, U.S. Department of Energy
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