"Sven's Search for Clean Energy"
Ebooks
Grades1, 2, 3, 4, 5Science, English Language Arts
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What it is
- This is an illustrated online storybook about the adventures of Sven and Earthly as they learn about fossil fuels, their negative impacts on the environment, and clean energy sources such as wind, water, solar, and nuclear.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The book provides graphics that will help students better understand the story.
- Key terms are highlighted using different colors and fonts.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with the basics of climate change and energy. Teachers can use the book "Saving Planet Earthly" to build this context if necessary.
- There is a glossary of key terms at the end of the book.
Differentiation
- This book can be used as a class read-aloud for younger students, while older students can be challenged to read the story independently.
- The teacher can provide students with guiding questions before reading the story.
- Students can complete a graphic organizer such as "I Wonder" where they write what they wonder before, during, and after reading the story. Students can share their ideas with a partner or the class.
From the scientist review
This is a climate storytelling on coal divestment and the need to reduce energy consumption from non-renewable sources and deploy clean technology to produce energy from renewable sources. This is recommended for teaching.
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