Teacher Resources
Murfreesboro Electric offers electrical presentations to schools that are served by us. This program is for Kindergarten through 6th grade. For K-4th, the presentation will include a 10-minute video, "Play it Safe Around Electricity", a talk about electric safety, and a demonstration of the Van de Graaf Electrostatic Generator. For 5th and 6th grades, we will discuss how electric gets from the generation point to the home and will also include a demonstration of the Van de Graaf Electrostatic Generator. Both presentations last approximately 45 minutes. For more information, call the Marketing Department at 893-5514 or send an email to MED's Marketing Department.
The Tennessee Valley Authority - which provides all the electricity that Murfreesboro Electric Department distributes to our customers - has developed an extensive set of resource materials for teachers at all levels. These materials include teaching guides, suggested activities, lesson plans and a Renewable Energy Resources curriculum.
Energy Sourcebooks
Renewable Energy Curriculums
The National Energy Education Development Project, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration has developed a series of classroom activities including energy related stories, hands-on activities and research articles.
NEED Teachers Guide (Adobe Acrobat file)
Primary Explorations (Grades K-3)
Energy Activities with Energy Ant (pdf)- booklet of assorted energy stories and activities
The Tale of Johnny Energy Seed and The Tale of Annie Soakley (in one pdf)
The Tale of Wendy Wizard (pdf)
The Tale of Little Big Fuel (pdf)
The Tale of Fern Fossil (pdf)
Energy and Machines (pdf)
Biogas Story (pdf)
Open and Closed Circuits (pdf)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining (pdf)
Energy Picture (pdf)
Racing Jars (pdf)
Exploring Solar Beads (pdf)
Active Energy Sources - game (pdf)
Energy Source Puzzles (pdf)
Sound the Alarm! (pdf)
Dichotomous Key of the Energy Sources (pdf)
Energy from the Sun (pdf)
Motion (pdf)
Sun or Shade? (pdf)
A Slide is a Simple Machine (pdf)
Spin the Saltine! (pdf)
Student Energy Survey (pdf)
Home Energy Survey (pdf)
School Energy Survey (pdf)
How Does a Thermometer Work? (pdf)
The Invisible Energy in Light (pdf)
If you bury these objects, How Many Years will it take for them to disappear? (pdf)
Elementary Explorations (Grades 4-7)
Energy Activities with Energy Ant (pdf) - booklet of assorted energy stories and activities
Wind Energy Play (pdf) - "Harry Spotter and the Chamber of Windy Myths"
Insulators and Conductors (pdf)
Energy Picture (pdf)
Energy Scavenger Hunt (pdf)- earn an energy expert certificate
20 Questions- web activity developed by Mary Taft, Soule Road School in Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Energy Pioneer - George Washington Carver (pdf)
Simple Machines - Pulleys (pdf)
Coal Flowers - game (pdf) (courtesy of the American Coal Foundation)
Active Energy Sources - game (pdf)
Energy Source Puzzles (pdf)
Chocolate Chip Cookie Mining (pdf)
Exploring Solar Beads (pdf)
Hydrogen and Electrolysis (pdf)
What's A Short Circuit? (pdf)
What Can You Do With a Field of Corn? (pdf)
Will Your First Car Be An Electric Vehicle? (pdf)
Or will it be an Ethanol-fueled Car? (pdf)
Exploring Liquids (pdf)
Exploring Friction (pdf)
Exploring Light (pdf)
Make Solar Collectors (pdf)
Geothermal Puzzle (pdf)
Heavy Backpacks (pdf)
Simple Machines: Lever (pdf)
Will Your First Car be a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)? (pdf)
Energy Sources slideshow assignment - developed by Patricia Wilks, New Market Elementary School
Intermediate Explorations (Grades 6-9)
Energy Guide Labels (pdf)- comparing appliances
Series and Parallel Circuits (pdf)
New Biomass Technologies (pdf)
Simple Machines - Pulleys (pdf)
Carbon Sequestration (html)
Energy in the Round - Solar (pdf) (see Intermediate InfoBook from the NEED Project)
New Technologies - three short articles(pdf)
The Energy in Hurricanes(pdf)
Hydrogen and Electrolysis (pdf)
LNG-Liquefied Natural Gas (pdf)
The Blackout of 2003 (pdf)
Natural Gas in the News (pdf)
Crunch the Numbers - Energy in the U.S. (pdf) - answers
Energy Source Web Quest (pdf)
Balancing Forces (pdf)
Calibrating Thermometers (pdf)
Cook (with your own Solar Cooker) a Hot Dog (pdf)
Natural Refrigeration (pdf)
Solar Distiller (pdf)
Intermediate School Building Energy Survey (pdf)
The New Wind Turbine (pdf)
Measuring Electricity (pdf)
Underwater Oil Recovery (pdf)
Petroleum Scavenger Hunt - developed by Melanie Harper, Ector Middle School
Secondary Explorations (Grades 9-12)
Distributed Energy (pdf) - article
Oil Market Basics - teacher's guide(pdf), webquest quiz(pdf) and answer key(pdf)
New Biomass Technologies (pdf)
Energy on Ice - Methane Hydrates (html) - adapted from the NEED Project
Carbon Sequestration (html)
New Technologies - three short articles(pdf)
Controlling Hurricanes(pdf)
WIPP - Waste Isolation Pilot Project (pdf)
The Blackout of 2003 (pdf)
Gamma Ray Bursts (pdf)
Offshore Wind Energy, The Solar Sailor, and Marine Life on Offshore Rigs (all in one pdf)
Secondary School Energy Survey (pdf)
Drilling a Well Today (pdf)
Glow-in-the-Dark Toys (pdf)
Measuring Electricity (pdf)
Underwater Oil Recovery (pdf)
