Committee Resource

Energy's Grand Challenges

This resource is appropriate for middle and high school students and teachers, as well as the general public.  It has a “careers” element and focuses on technology.  It provides a realistic assessment of the contribution of nonrenewables and renewables. It also makes a pitch for conservation. The notes that accompany the slides are excellent, and each speaker can add to these notes with their own anecdotes and experience.   

This whole presentation can be given in about 20 minutes.  It can also serve as a foundation for an expended presentation that can include more detail on several topics, including

This is a particularly effective way to have a lasting impact when you visit a classroom– provide the teacher whom you visit with activities that they can use over and over again.