Available to schools located in Sonoma and Mendocino counties.

This program includes a one-hour in-class lesson and a field trip to Sonoma Clean Power's Customer Center in downtown Santa Rosa.

Essential Questions of the Program:

Where does our electricity come from, how is it connected to our climate?  
What local actions can we take to influence the factors which affect our climate? 

Classroom Lesson Summary:

In this hands-on, one-hour presentation, Sonoma Water educators introduce students to the topic of our electrical energy system and how it's connected to our climate. 

Objectives

• Students will learn about our local energy resources.
• Students will complete a lab measuring the energy efficiency of a LED light bulb versus an incandescent light bulb. 
• Students will be introduced to climate actions that are being implemented by Sonoma Water and Sonoma Clean Power.
• Students will learn about renewable energy and the benefits of electrification.
• Students will explore different ways to take climate action.

• Students will work together in small teams to solve fun puzzles while learning about climate actions. 
• Students will learn about climate impacts in the North Bay. 
• Students will be introduced to climate solutions that are being implemented by Sonoma Water and Sonoma Clean Power.
• Students will learn about renewable energy and the benefits of electrification.

Resources:

Our Climate Our Future (40:00) -  Background information about what climate change is and how to take action.

A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (7:35) - A vision of the future with bold climate action. 

Next Generation Science Standards:

This lesson is designed to support NGSS curriculum. Students will use the scientific practices of asking questions, making observations, using models, and interpreting data to engage with real-world phenomena, designed to increase their understanding of climate change in our community and empower them to design their own solutions. 

Water and Energy Education programs are FREE thanks to funding from these partners: