Crude Conversation
This lesson's main objective is to analyze text and maps for the purpose of determining the effect the world's energy resources have on human society. (Click cancel twice to bypass password)

Debating the Current Season for Oil Exploration in Alaska's North Slope
In this lesson, students learn about the quest for a balance between oil exploration and a concern for the environment in Alaska. They then synthesize their knowledge by debating the current length of the oil-drilling season.

Understanding the Technology of Nuclear Fuel Centrifuges
In this lesson, students describe how inventions can influence society, especially if misappropriated for unintended purposes. They discover the principles underlying the centrifuge, the invention on which nuclear energy relies.

Power House: Learning About Renewable Energy Sources
In this lesson, students consider how renewable energy sources could offer viable alternatives to more hazardous and less plentiful sources. Students design buildings as a case study in how renewable energy might be used today.

The 1970s Oil Crisis
Using historical references, this lesson requires students to describe the 1970’s oil crisis and the effects it had on the transportation industries.

The four (4) lessons below are from the Library of Congress lesson plan collection. The unit is entitled Thank You, Mr. Edison: Electricity, Innovation, and Social Change. All or some of the lessons below may be incorporated into this standard:

Lesson 1: The Impact of Electricity On People's Lives
In this mini-lesson, students assess the impact of electricity on the lives of people.

Lesson 2: Edison's Role in the Electrification of America
In this mini-lesson, students analyze the role of Thomas Edison in the electrification of America and demonstrate an understanding of electrification as both a technological and social process.

Lesson 3: Merchandising and Advertising
In this mini-lesson, students analyze advertising and assess its significance as it relates to electrification and consumption. They also develop an understanding of the emergence of the mass-consumer economy.

Lesson 4: Women and the Mass Consumer Society
In this mini-lesson, students assess the impact of electricity on the lives of people, considering such factors as class and gender.

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