To act on energy issues, students need a strong understanding of energy flow and energy efficiency. However, students rarely have opportunities to learn about how buildings, such as their own school, drive about 40% of energy use and global carbon emissions. Addressing this gap in science education, this project involves the design, pilot, and evaluation of a 6-week middle school curriculum called Build it Green! (BIG!). Blending classroom experiences and interactive digital learning tools, the researchers are working with rural middle schools to test how following the story of energy flow in and out of a hypothetical school building enhances students' understanding of energy systems in the science of green buildings.
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Laura Zangori (PI); Laura Cole; Jong Bum Kim; Jayedi Aman; Audrey Mohan
Suzy Otto; Rebekah Snyder; Caiden Webb; Aysegul Akturk; Jessica Justice; Suzie Linihan; Yupei Duan; Delaney O'Brien; Katey Lam; Emma Knudson