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INTRODUCTION
The Clubhouse Kids Make a Big Difference: an Energy-Saving Adventure builds students’ comprehension and inference skills in reading fictional text while introducing concepts of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and global warming, and exploring ways to take individual responsibility for energy use
While reading about children their own age, the story builds comprehension skills while also teaching students how they can make a positive difference for the planet by being more energy-efficient. The content is appropriate for students in grades 2-4.
The Clubhouse Kids Make a Big Difference supports the following Oregon Academic Content Standards for science education:
Grade 2
2.3 Scientific Inquiry: Scientific inquiry is a process used to explore the natural world using evidence from observations.
2.3S.1 Observe, measure, and record properties of objects and substances using simple tools to gather data and extend the senses.
Grade 3
3.3 Scientific Inquiry: Scientific inquiry is a process used to explore the natural world using evidence from observations and investigations.
3.3S.1 Plan a simple investigation based on a testable question, match measuring tools to their uses, and collect and record data from a scientific investigation.
3.3S.2 Use the data collected from a scientific investigation to explain the results and draw conclusions.
Grade 4
4.1 Structure and Function: Living and non-living things can be classified by their characteristics and properties.
4.1P.1 Describe the properties of forms of energy and how objects vary in the extent to which they absorb, reflect, and conduct energy.
4.1E.1 Identify properties, uses, and availability of Earth materials.
4.2 Interaction and Change: Living and non-living things undergo changes that involve force and energy.