Aligned with Georgia Performance Standards in Science

Teacher’s Guide – 8Th Grade

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With dr. e tm

1302086

Energy Efficiency Tips• ReplaceincandescentlightbulbswithCFLs.• Closeblindsorcurtainsinsummertokeeproomscooler.• CheckSEER(SeasonalEnergyEfficiencyRatio)

ratingsonheatpumps.• BuyEnERgyStaR®appliances.• Useprogrammablethermostats.• thoroughlyinsulateattic.• Usecaulktoreduceairdrafts.• Installenergy-efficientwindows.• RequestahomeenergyauditfromgeorgiaPower.• Replacethresholdsthatdon’tfittighttodoors.• addstormdoorstohouse.

Conservation Tips

• turnoffelectronicswhennotinuse.

• Usedaylightwhenpossible.

• turnlightsoffwhenyouleavearoom.

• Bewiseusersofenergy,notwastefulusers.

• Dryclothesoutdoors.

• takeshortershowers.

• Keepyourrefrigeratorclosed.

• Inwinter,putonasweaterorjacket

insteadofturninguptheheat.

georgiapower.com/learningpower

Hello, Teachers!

Georgia Power is extremely excited to further our part-nership with your school by providing an energy education initiative cre-ated to enhance students’ learning experience in your classroom. We look forward to working with you and your students.

By joining us as our partner in the Learning Power program, featuring Dr. E and the Watt Squad, we will deliver energy efficiency messages through “in-class field trips,” using hands-on activities and Web-based learning. We hope to extend the partnership with your school through educational and career awareness events such as science nights and career fairs.

We work with the State Board of Education, educators, and stakeholders to develop curriculum aligned with the Georgia Performance Standards. Activities expose students to the concepts and the importance of energy efficiency. Specifically, eighth-grade students will experi-ment with the transformation of energy and generation of electricity. We will explore electrical generation as it relates to energy sources, the Law of Conservation of Energy, and electromagnetic induction.

As indicated in the following pages, our Energy Efficiency Education Coordinators will focus on:• Teaching science, technology, engineering, and

math (STEM) subjects in Georgia schools.• Encouraging students to teach and model energy

efficiency and conservation practices.• Building awareness around careers in the electric

utility industry.• Creating well-informed future energy purchasers.

We look forward to building a partnership with you.Thank you for sharing your time!

Sincerely, Georgia Power Energy Efficiency Education Team

Dr. ETM

Dr. Etm

Aligned with Georgia Performance Standards in Science

Teacher’s Guide – 8Th Grade

Power uP

With dr. e tm

1302086

Energy Efficiency Tips• ReplaceincandescentlightbulbswithCFLs.• Closeblindsorcurtainsinsummertokeeproomscooler.• CheckSEER(SeasonalEnergyEfficiencyRatio)

ratingsonheatpumps.• BuyEnERgyStaR®appliances.• Useprogrammablethermostats.• thoroughlyinsulateattic.• Usecaulktoreduceairdrafts.• Installenergy-efficientwindows.• RequestahomeenergyauditfromgeorgiaPower.• Replacethresholdsthatdon’tfittighttodoors.• addstormdoorstohouse.

Conservation Tips

• turnoffelectronicswhennotinuse.

• Usedaylightwhenpossible.

• turnlightsoffwhenyouleavearoom.

• Bewiseusersofenergy,notwastefulusers.

• Dryclothesoutdoors.

• takeshortershowers.

• Keepyourrefrigeratorclosed.

• Inwinter,putonasweaterorjacket

insteadofturninguptheheat.

georgiapower.com/learningpower

Hello, Teachers!

Georgia Power is extremely excited to further our part-nership with your school by providing an energy education initiative cre-ated to enhance students’ learning experience in your classroom. We look forward to working with you and your students.

By joining us as our partner in the Learning Power program, featuring Dr. E and the Watt Squad, we will deliver energy efficiency messages through “in-class field trips,” using hands-on activities and Web-based learning. We hope to extend the partnership with your school through educational and career awareness events such as science nights and career fairs.

We work with the State Board of Education, educators, and stakeholders to develop curriculum aligned with the Georgia Performance Standards. Activities expose students to the concepts and the importance of energy efficiency. Specifically, eighth-grade students will experi-ment with the transformation of energy and generation of electricity. We will explore electrical generation as it relates to energy sources, the Law of Conservation of Energy, and electromagnetic induction.

As indicated in the following pages, our Energy Efficiency Education Coordinators will focus on:• Teaching science, technology, engineering, and

math (STEM) subjects in Georgia schools.• Encouraging students to teach and model energy

efficiency and conservation practices.• Building awareness around careers in the electric

utility industry.• Creating well-informed future energy purchasers.

We look forward to building a partnership with you.Thank you for sharing your time!

Sincerely, Georgia Power Energy Efficiency Education Team

Dr. ETM

Dr. Etm

Students will be able to:

• Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy.

• Understand that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

• Explain energy transformation and how energy sources are used to generate electricity.

• Relate electromagnetism to the role of a generator.

• Introduce the concept of energy and define potential and kinetic energy.

• Demonstrate the differences in potential and kinetic energy.

PART 1: HoW iS ELEcTRiciTy MADE? Materials: • Video clip: Generation Electricity • Student handout (Multiple Choice)

PART 2: SiMPLE GEnERAToR Materials: • Generator • Student handout

PART 3: ELEcTRicAL GEnERATion AnD FuEL SouRcES Materials: • Video clip: How Georgia Power

Generates Electricity • Student handout (Word Scramble)

PART 4: TRAnSFoRMATion oF EnERGy AnD EnERGy EFFiciEncy Materials: • Student handout (Concept Map) • Learning Map (Generation Poster) • Human power generator

PART 5: cAREERS in EnERGy Materials: • Video clip: Power Up Your Career • Learning Power website

LESSon oBJEcTiVES

EnERGyDiScuSSion

inSTRucTion

Georgia Power’s Learning Power

8th Grade LessonConcepts

• Potentialvs.KineticEnergy• EnergySources• LawofConservationofEnergy• EnergyTransformation• ElectromagneticInduction• EnergyEfficiency• CareersinEnergy

Essential QuestionsHow does Georgia Power generate electricity and why is it important to use it efficiently?

Lesson Language

combined-cycle Plant – A plant that uses a combus- tion turbine/generator (works like a jet engine) and then uses the hot exhaust gasses to boil water for a second turbine/generator.

Distribution – The process of delivering power to the customer.

Electricity – The flow or movement of charges.

Electromagnetic induction – The ability for magnets to create an electric current and the ability for currents to create an electric field.

Energy – The ability to do work.

Energy Efficiency – Using energy and technology wisely; using less energy to provide the same level of performance, comfort, convenience, or light.

Energy Transformation – A change from one form of energy to another.

Fossil Fuels – Fuels made from materials that formed hun-dreds of millions of years ago; fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

Generation – The portion of the energy industry dedicated to producing electricity from a multitude of sources through many different transformation processes.

Generator – A device that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy; uses motion in a magnetic field to produce an electric current.

Kinetic Energy – The energy of motion (depends on mass and speed).

Law of conservation of Energy – Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form to another.

Load – The amount of power being used by the customer.

non-Renewable – An energy resource that is used up much faster than it can be replaced.

Potential Energy – The stored energy in an object due to its position; energy at rest.

Renewable – An energy source that can be continually replenished.

Rotor – The rotating part of a generator.

Sources of Energy – Materials or energies transformed during electrical generation resulting in the product of electricity.

Stator – The stationary part of a generator.

Transmission – The portion of the energy industry focused on delivering electricity from the generating facility to the electrical customer via a large network of wires called a power grid.

Turbine – Blades that are made to rotate by the force of water, gas, steam, or wind.

Watt – A unit of measure for electrical power (amps x volts).

SiMPLE GEnERAToRThree conditions need to be met in order to generate electricity:

• Presence of a conductor (coiled wire)

• Presence of a magnetic

field (magnets)

• Movement

stator

rotor

shaft

Georgia Performance Standards

comparison of u.S. and Georgia Power utility Generation (Fuel Mixtures)

Student activities completed during this lesson directly relate to the following science Georgia Performance Standards:

S8P2 – Students will be familiar with forms and transfor-mations of energy.a. Explain energy transformation in terms of the Law of

Conservation of Energy.b. Explain the relationship between potential and kinetic

energy.

S8P5 – Students will recognize characteristics of gravity, electricity, and magnetism as major kinds of forces acting in nature.c. Investigate and explain that electric currents and

magnets can exert force on each other.

u.S. net Generation 2012

Georgia Power Generation 2012

Hydro

Nuclear

Natural Gas

Coal

Nuclear

Natural Gas

Coal

Hydro

Renewables

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Purpose of Activity: Introduce the concept of electromagnetic induction and how it is key in electrical generation.

Purpose of Activity: Demonstrate energy transformation. Recognize the relationship between magnetism and electricity. Identify the rotor and stator as parts of a simple generator.

Purpose of Activity: Introduce common sources of fuel for electrical genera-tion. Show how a power plant transforms potential and kinetic energy sources (fuel) into electrical energy that we use daily.

Purpose of Activity: Describe the transformation of energy and recognize the many steps required to generate electricity. Discuss energy efficiency as it relates to light bulbs – physically feel the energy required to energize an incandescent vs. a CFL bulb.

Purpose of Activity: Highlight careers in the electric industry. Show students career resources accessible to them via the Learning Power website.

HuMAn PoWER GEnERAToRPhysical demonstration of the amount of effort required to generate electrical power while comparing incandescent and CFL bulbs.

Students will be able to:

• Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy.

• Understand that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

• Explain energy transformation and how energy sources are used to generate electricity.

• Relate electromagnetism to the role of a generator.

• Introduce the concept of energy and define potential and kinetic energy.

• Demonstrate the differences in potential and kinetic energy.

PART 1: HoW iS ELEcTRiciTy MADE? Materials: • Video clip: Generation Electricity • Student handout (Multiple Choice)

PART 2: SiMPLE GEnERAToR Materials: • Generator • Student handout

PART 3: ELEcTRicAL GEnERATion AnD FuEL SouRcES Materials: • Video clip: How Georgia Power

Generates Electricity • Student handout (Word Scramble)

PART 4: TRAnSFoRMATion oF EnERGy AnD EnERGy EFFiciEncy Materials: • Student handout (Concept Map) • Learning Map (Generation Poster) • Human power generator

PART 5: cAREERS in EnERGy Materials: • Video clip: Power Up Your Career • Learning Power website

LESSon oBJEcTiVES

EnERGyDiScuSSion

inSTRucTion

Georgia Power’s Learning Power

8th Grade LessonConcepts

• Potentialvs.KineticEnergy• EnergySources• LawofConservationofEnergy• EnergyTransformation• ElectromagneticInduction• EnergyEfficiency• CareersinEnergy

Essential QuestionsHow does Georgia Power generate electricity and why is it important to use it efficiently?

Lesson Language

combined-cycle Plant – A plant that uses a combus- tion turbine/generator (works like a jet engine) and then uses the hot exhaust gasses to boil water for a second turbine/generator.

Distribution – The process of delivering power to the customer.

Electricity – The flow or movement of charges.

Electromagnetic induction – The ability for magnets to create an electric current and the ability for currents to create an electric field.

Energy – The ability to do work.

Energy Efficiency – Using energy and technology wisely; using less energy to provide the same level of performance, comfort, convenience, or light.

Energy Transformation – A change from one form of energy to another.

Fossil Fuels – Fuels made from materials that formed hun-dreds of millions of years ago; fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

Generation – The portion of the energy industry dedicated to producing electricity from a multitude of sources through many different transformation processes.

Generator – A device that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy; uses motion in a magnetic field to produce an electric current.

Kinetic Energy – The energy of motion (depends on mass and speed).

Law of conservation of Energy – Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form to another.

Load – The amount of power being used by the customer.

non-Renewable – An energy resource that is used up much faster than it can be replaced.

Potential Energy – The stored energy in an object due to its position; energy at rest.

Renewable – An energy source that can be continually replenished.

Rotor – The rotating part of a generator.

Sources of Energy – Materials or energies transformed during electrical generation resulting in the product of electricity.

Stator – The stationary part of a generator.

Transmission – The portion of the energy industry focused on delivering electricity from the generating facility to the electrical customer via a large network of wires called a power grid.

Turbine – Blades that are made to rotate by the force of water, gas, steam, or wind.

Watt – A unit of measure for electrical power (amps x volts).

SiMPLE GEnERAToRThree conditions need to be met in order to generate electricity:

• Presence of a conductor (coiled wire)

• Presence of a magnetic

field (magnets)

• Movement

stator

rotor

shaft

Georgia Performance Standards

comparison of u.S. and Georgia Power utility Generation (Fuel Mixtures)

Student activities completed during this lesson directly relate to the following science Georgia Performance Standards:

S8P2 – Students will be familiar with forms and transfor-mations of energy.a. Explain energy transformation in terms of the Law of

Conservation of Energy.b. Explain the relationship between potential and kinetic

energy.

S8P5 – Students will recognize characteristics of gravity, electricity, and magnetism as major kinds of forces acting in nature.c. Investigate and explain that electric currents and

magnets can exert force on each other.

u.S. net Generation 2012

Georgia Power Generation 2012

Hydro

Nuclear

Natural Gas

Coal

Nuclear

Natural Gas

Coal

Hydro

Renewables

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Purpose of Activity: Introduce the concept of electromagnetic induction and how it is key in electrical generation.

Purpose of Activity: Demonstrate energy transformation. Recognize the relationship between magnetism and electricity. Identify the rotor and stator as parts of a simple generator.

Purpose of Activity: Introduce common sources of fuel for electrical genera-tion. Show how a power plant transforms potential and kinetic energy sources (fuel) into electrical energy that we use daily.

Purpose of Activity: Describe the transformation of energy and recognize the many steps required to generate electricity. Discuss energy efficiency as it relates to light bulbs – physically feel the energy required to energize an incandescent vs. a CFL bulb.

Purpose of Activity: Highlight careers in the electric industry. Show students career resources accessible to them via the Learning Power website.

HuMAn PoWER GEnERAToRPhysical demonstration of the amount of effort required to generate electrical power while comparing incandescent and CFL bulbs.

Students will be able to:

• Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy.

• Understand that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

• Explain energy transformation and how energy sources are used to generate electricity.

• Relate electromagnetism to the role of a generator.

Purpose of Activity:• Introduce the concept of energy and define potential and kinetic energy.

• Demonstrate the differences in potential and kinetic energy.

PART 1: HoW iS ELEcTRiciTy MADE? Materials: • Video clip: Generation Electricity • Student handout (Multiple Choice)

PART 2: SiMPLE GEnERAToR Materials: • Generator • Student handout

PART 3: ELEcTRicAL GEnERATion AnD FuEL SouRcES Materials: • Video clip: How Georgia Power

Generates Electricity • Student handout (Word Scramble)

PART 4: TRAnSFoRMATion oF EnERGy AnD EnERGy EFFiciEncy Materials: • Student handout (Concept Map) • Learning Map (Generation Poster) • Human power generator

PART 5: cAREERS in EnERGy Materials: • Video clip: Power Up Your Career • Learning Power website

LESSon oBJEcTiVES

PRE-ASSESSMEnT

inSTRucTion

Georgia Power’s Learning Power

8th Grade LessonConcepts

• Potentialvs.KineticEnergy• EnergySources• LawofConservationofEnergy• EnergyTransformation• ElectromagneticInduction• EnergyEfficiency• CareersinEnergy

Essential QuestionsHow does Georgia Power generate electricity and why is it important to use it efficiently?

Lesson Language

combined-cycle Plant – A plant that uses a combus- tion turbine/generator (works like a jet engine) and then uses the hot exhaust gasses to boil water for a second turbine/generator.

Distribution – The process of delivering power to the customer.

Electricity – The flow or movement of charges.

Electromagnetic induction – The ability for magnets to create an electric current and the ability for currents to create an electric field.

Energy – The ability to do work.

Energy Efficiency – Using energy and technology wisely; using less energy to provide the same level of performance, comfort, convenience, or light.

Energy Transformation – A change from one form of energy to another.

Fossil Fuels – Fuels made from materials that formed hun-dreds of millions of years ago; fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

Generation – The portion of the energy industry dedicated to producing electricity from a multitude of sources through many different transformation processes.

Generator – A device that changes mechanical energy into electrical energy; uses motion in a magnetic field to produce an electric current.

Kinetic Energy – The energy of motion (depends on mass and speed).

Law of conservation of Energy – Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form to another.

Load – The amount of power being used by the customer.

non-Renewable – An energy resource that is used up much faster than it can be replaced.

Potential Energy – The stored energy in an object due to its position; energy at rest.

Renewable – An energy source that can be continually replenished.

Rotor – The rotating part of a generator.

Sources of Energy – Materials or energies transformed during electrical generation resulting in the product of electricity.

Stator – The stationary part of a generator.

Transmission – The portion of the energy industry focused on delivering electricity from the generating facility to the electrical customer via a large network of wires called a power grid.

Turbine – Blades that are made to rotate by the force of water, gas, steam, or wind.

Watt – A unit of measure for electrical power (amps x volts).

SiMPLE GEnERAToRThree conditions need to be met in order to generate electricity:

• Presence of a conductor (coiled wire)

• Presence of a magnetic

field (magnets)

• Movement

stator

rotor

shaft

Georgia Performance Standards

comparison of u.S. and Georgia Power utility Generation (Fuel Mixtures)

Student activities completed during this lesson directly relate to the following science Georgia Performance Standards:

S8P2 – Students will be familiar with forms and transfor-mations of energy.a. Explain energy transformation in terms of the Law of

Conservation of Energy.b. Explain the relationship between potential and kinetic

energy.

S8P5 – Students will recognize characteristics of gravity, electricity, and magnetism as major kinds of forces acting in nature.c. Investigate and explain that electric currents and

magnets can exert force on each other.

u.S. net Generation 2012

Georgia Power Generation 2012

Hydro

Nuclear

Natural Gas

Coal

Nuclear

Natural Gas

Coal

Hydro

Renewables

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Purpose of Activity: Introduce the concept of electromagnetic induction and how it is key in electrical generation.

Purpose of Activity: Demonstrate energy transformation. Recognize the relationship between magnetism and electricity. Identify the rotor and stator as parts of a simple generator.

Purpose of Activity: Introduce common sources of fuel for electrical genera-tion. Show how a power plant transforms potential and kinetic energy sources (fuel) into electrical energy that we use daily.

Purpose of Activity: Describe the transformation of energy and recognize the many steps required to generate electricity. Discuss energy efficiency as it relates to light bulbs – physically feel the energy required to energize an incandescent vs. a CFL bulb.

Purpose of Activity: Highlight careers in the electric industry. Show students career resources accessible to them via the Learning Power website.

HuMAn PoWER GEnERAToRPhysical demonstration of the amount of effort required to generate electrical power while comparing incandescent and CFL bulbs.

Aligned with Georgia Performance Standards in Science

Teacher’s Guide – 8Th Grade

Power uP

With dr. e tm

1302086

Energy Efficiency Tips• ReplaceincandescentlightbulbswithCFLs.• Closeblindsorcurtainsinsummertokeeproomscooler.• CheckSEER(SeasonalEnergyEfficiencyRatio)

ratingsonheatpumps.• BuyEnERgyStaR®appliances.• Useprogrammablethermostats.• thoroughlyinsulateattic.• Usecaulktoreduceairdrafts.• Installenergy-efficientwindows.• RequestahomeenergyauditfromgeorgiaPower.• Replacethresholdsthatdon’tfittighttodoors.• addstormdoorstohouse.

Conservation Tips

• turnoffelectronicswhennotinuse.

• Usedaylightwhenpossible.

• turnlightsoffwhenyouleavearoom.

• Bewiseusersofenergy,notwastefulusers.

• Dryclothesoutdoors.

• takeshortershowers.

• Keepyourrefrigeratorclosed.

• Inwinter,putonasweaterorjacket

insteadofturninguptheheat.

georgiapower.com/learningpower

Hello, Teachers!

Georgia Power is extremely excited to further our part-nership with your school by providing an energy education initiative cre-ated to enhance students’ learning experience in your classroom. We look forward to working with you and your students.

By joining us as our partner in the Learning Power program, featuring Dr. E and the Watt Squad, we will deliver energy efficiency messages through “in-class field trips,” using hands-on activities and Web-based learning. We hope to extend the partnership with your school through educational and career awareness events such as science nights and career fairs.

We work with the State Board of Education, educators, and stakeholders to develop curriculum aligned with the Georgia Performance Standards. Activities expose students to the concepts and the importance of energy efficiency. Specifically, eighth-grade students will experi-ment with the transformation of energy and generation of electricity. We will explore electrical generation as it relates to energy sources, the Law of Conservation of Energy, and electromagnetic induction.

As indicated in the following pages, our Energy Efficiency Education Coordinators will focus on:• Teaching science, technology, engineering, and

math (STEM) subjects in Georgia schools.• Encouraging students to teach and model energy

efficiency and conservation practices.• Building awareness around careers in the electric

utility industry.• Creating well-informed future energy purchasers.

We look forward to building a partnership with you.Thank you for sharing your time!

Sincerely, Georgia Power Energy Efficiency Education Team

Dr. ETM

Dr. Etm