Professional learning

Micro lesson: Creating sustainable change

Scott B. | May 13, 2015

One of our Group Leaders, Scott B., created this lesson plan to help your students learn more about sustainable energy. Scott is a high school teacher from Maryland, and has gone on three EF tours with his students.

Grade Level: High School

Subject Areas:Science, Technology, Human Rights

Objective: Consider the impact of sustainable energy at the local and global level

Engaging with William Kamkwamba

William Kamkwamba was a keynote speaker at EF’s Global Leadership Summit in Iceland. In this video, he discusses his process for building a windmill made out of scrap metal to bring energy to his community in Malawi, and his hopes for the future of sustainable energy.

Research sustainable energy

Now, choose to research one of these energy related topicspublished by the United Nations Foundation

Using the infographics, answer the following questions:

Understand sustainable energy locally

Now that you understand a bit more about sustainable energy, let’s reflect:

Bonus: If you’re feeling inspired, tell us what you can create that will make a difference in your community at [email protected].

Scott B.

Scott B.

Scott is a high school French teacher from Maryland. He has been traveling with his students since 2017, and has gone on 3 EF tours.