Careers in Energy Auditing/Home Performance

• This lesson introduces students to a career as an energy auditor or home performance consultant and gives students the chance to explore other careers in green energy.
• Students will watch a video interviewing some home performance consultants and explore an interactive career map to get an idea of just how many careers there are in green energy.

Positives

• The career map is a great way for students to independently explore careers in energy that may be of interest to them.
• The included student worksheet makes it easier for students to stay engaged with the video in the slide deck.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with the concepts of greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide, the effect that carbon emissions have on our environment, and the greenhouse effect.
• The "Reading Utility Meters" link on slide 11 is a broken link.

• The video linked on slides 8 and 9 is the same as the video that is on slide 7.

Differentiation

• To enable subtitles for English language learners, videos within the slide deck need to be made full screen.
• Students can explore the Green Buildings Careers Map, then choose a career to look into and report back to the rest of the class.
• Students can choose a career from the careers map and find programs/education for this career in their area. Students can also explore locally to find home performance consultants and energy auditors in their area.
• Students in language arts classes can practice propaganda/persuasive writing by creating advertisements convincing people to hire an energy auditor or home performance consultant to come to their home.
• Students in social studies classes can discuss the political and economic implications of the goal made by the governor to use completely carbon-free energy in Wisconsin by 2050.
• Science classes can use this slide deck in units talking about the carbon cycle, carbon emissions, and clean energy.
• Guidance classes can use this slide deck to introduce students to careers in energy when leading students through career-planning.
• Students can discuss the kinds of things that would make a home more or less energy efficient. These can be ideas mentioned in the video or from students' background knowledge.