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We love helping young Oregonians learn more about energy!
Please feel free to download and print these activities for personal or classroom use.
Looking for other information for your energy curriculum? Please contact us
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Michelle's Renewable Energy Adventure
ODOE's coloring and activity book is great for all ages. Some of the activities are good for older kids, or younger kids with help from parents.
Written and illustrated by
Jessica Brown
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La Aventura de Energia Renovable
Este libro para colorear y actividades es para todas las edades. Algunas de las actividades son buenas para los niños mayores o para los más pequeños con la ayuda de los adultos.
Escrito e ilustrado por
Jessica Brown
Make a Solar Oven
This fun activity is for all ages, with adult supervision. Make a solar oven out of a pizza box to bake cookies, roast marshmallows, and more.
Watch how here
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Make a Potato Battery
This fun activity is for all ages, with adult supervision. With a few household items, you can make a potato-powered clock. (You can also buy a kit online.)
Home Energy Audit
Another great activity for kids of all ages, and the results are helpful to adults! A few simple tests will show you how energy efficient your home is.
School Energy Audit
This activity is great for teachers to download and complete with their students. And the results can help schools identify energy-efficient improvements.
Make a Wind Turbine
Great for young kids with adult supervision. Make a wind turbine out of paper and a dowel (or pencil).
Energy Crossword
Good for older kids and teens.
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Energy Word Search
Good for older kids and teens.
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