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Graphing Energy Source Data Primary students practice data and graphing skills while learning about the sources of energy we use.

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NEED Mission Statement The mission of The NEED Project is to promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective, multi-sided energy education programs.

Permission to Copy NEED curriculum is available for reproduction by classroom teachers only. NEED curriculum may only be reproduced for use outside the classroom setting when express written permission is obtained in advance from The NEED Project. Permission for use can be obtained by contacting info@need.org.

Energy Data Used in NEED Materials NEED believes in providing teachers and students with the most recently reported, available, and accurate energy data. Most statistics and data contained within this guide are derived from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Data is compiled and updated annually where available. Where annual updates are not available, the most current, complete data year available at the time of updates is accessed and printed in NEED materials.

To further research energy data, visit the EIA website at www.eia.gov.

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Table of Contents

Standards Correlation Information

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Sidekicks Eat Cookies Picture Graph

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Materials

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Electricity Generation Picture Graph

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Teacher Guide

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Sidekicks Eat Pizza Picture Graph

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Unit Outline

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Renewable and Nonrenewable Circle Graph

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Activity 1: Energy Source Introduction

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Nonrenewable Energy Circle Graph

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Activity 2: 100 Sidekicks

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Renewable Energy Circle Graph

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Activity 3: Using Patterns to Interpret Data

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Seasonal Sidekicks Circle Graph

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Activity 4: Practice Graphing Data

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Energy Source Use Circle Graph

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Activity 5: Collecting and Graphing Real-World Data 15

Smiley Sidekicks Bar Graph

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Answer Keys

Sidekicks Go to School Bar Graph

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Dog Walking Sidekicks Bar Graph

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Student Worksheets Energy Source Sidekicks

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Nonrenewable Energy Bar Graph

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Sources of Energy Chart

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Renewable Energy Bar Graph

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100 Sidekicks

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Favorite Nonrenewable Sidekick Picture Graph

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Sidekicks Tally

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Favorite Renewable Sidekick Bar Graph

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Sidekicks Sort and Count

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Tally the Sidekicks

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Comparing Sidekicks Picture Graphs

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Evaluation Form

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Standards Correlation Information www.need.org/educators/curriculum-correlations

Next Generation Science Standards This guide effectively supports many Next Generation Science Standards. This material can satisfy performance expectations, science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and cross cutting concepts within your required curriculum. For more details on these correlations, please visit NEED’s curriculum correlations website.

Common Core State Standards This guide has been correlated to the Common Core State Standards in both language arts and mathematics. These correlations are broken down by grade level and guide title, and can be downloaded as a spreadsheet from the NEED curriculum correlations website.

Individual State Science Standards This guide has been correlated to each state’s individual science standards. These correlations are broken down by grade level and guide title, and can be downloaded as a spreadsheet from the NEED website.

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Materials ACTIVITY

MATERIALS NEEDED

Energy Source Introduction

100 Sidekicks

Scissors

Using Patterns to Interpret Data

Base Ten Blocks (6 Tens and 40 Ones) per student, or multi-colored counting blocks or linking cube manipulatives Chart paper (optional)

Practice Graphing Data

Crayons or colored pencils

Collecting and Graphing Real-World Data

Crayons or colored pencils Clipboards (optional)

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Teacher Guide

Grade Level Primary, grades K-2

 Time 5 or more class periods

 Additional Resources The following guides can be used to enhance and extend students’ learning about sources of energy.

Each are available as free PDF downloads from www.NEED.org/shop: Primary Energy Infobook Primary Energy Infobook Activities Energy Stories and More Energy Games and Icebreakers

 Web Resources Energy Information Administration www.eia.gov EIA Energy Kids www.eia.gov/kids

Background Graphing Energy Source Data is a math skills-focused unit for primary students. Scientists must read and analyze data on charts and graphs, collect data, find patterns in data, and be able to organize data in various types of graphs. This unit uses hands-on manipulatives, practice worksheets, and NEED’s super cute “Energy Source Sidekicks” to introduce young learners to the ten sources of energy we use in the United States and data about their use. As they practice graphing, analyzing data, and math skills, students learn that we use some sources of energy more (and less) than others. The unit ends with a real-world data collection and graphing project.

This unit uses energy source consumption data compiled yearly by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). At the time of publication, this data is for 2024. Accurate, real-world data from the EIA will always include the notation, “Data: EIA” beneath the students’ data or graphic. This unit also includes some worksheets with data that is just for fun and isn’t meant to represent actual energy consumption. You’ll find these specific worksheet titles listed in the Activity 4: Practice Graphing Data Teacher Guide.

Throughout the unit there are multiple opportunities for students to practice counting data, comparing data, analyzing data, labeling data, collecting real-world data, and drawing graphs.

Students will use tally charts, picture graphs, circle graphs, and bar graphs to practice these various data collection and graphing math skills. The worksheets range from beginner to more advanced skill levels, with each graph on a separate worksheet so you can choose the ones that are the best fit for your learners.

U.S. Energy Consumption by Source, 2024 NONRENEWABLE

RENEWABLE

PETROLEUM

38%

BIOMASS

5%

NATURAL GAS

36%

WIND

2%

URANIUM

9%

SOLAR

1%

COAL

8%

HYDROPOWER

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*Propane consumption is included in petroleum and natural gas totals.

GEOTHERMAL

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Uses: transportation, manufacturing - includes propane

Uses: heating, manufacturing, electricity - includes propane

Uses: electricity

Uses: electricity, manufacturing

PROPANE

Uses: heating, manufacturing

Uses: heating, electricity, transportation Uses: electricity

Uses: heating, electricity

Uses: electricity

Uses: heating, electricity

Data: Energy Information Administration For more information about real-world data for U.S. energy source consumption, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s website at https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/.

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Concepts We use ten sources of energy in the United States.

We use some energy sources a lot. We use some energy sources only a little.

There are five nonrenewable sources of energy: coal, natural gas, petroleum, propane, and uranium.

There are five renewable sources of energy: biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, and wind.

A nonrenewable resource takes millions to hundreds of millions of years to form. When it is used, we cannot get more quickly. A renewable resource replenishes itself in a short time, so when it is used, we can get more.

Sources of energy are made from natural resources.

Charts and graphs contain useful information called data.

Looking at information on a chart helps us organize data, find patterns, and draw conclusions about the information.

A tally chart is used to count objects and display information.

Picture, circle, and bar graphs are visual representations of mathematical relationships and data.

A circle graph is used to show the relationships of parts to a whole.

Data can be compared to determine when it is fewer, more, or equal.

A descending pattern arranges data in decreasing order. An ascending pattern arranges data in increasing order.

A survey is one way to collect real-world data from a group of people.

2 Preparation Review the Teacher Guide and the student worksheets for each activity. Note that activities and worksheets offer a range of math-skill difficulty and cover various types of graphing including picture graphs, circle graphs, and bar graphs.

Choose which activities and worksheets you want to use and make copies as needed.

Gather materials needed for each activity.

Review the answer keys for each of the student worksheets. Answer keys can be found on pages 16-17.

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Unit Outline ACTIVITY

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Activity 1: Energy Source Introduction

Meet the 10 NEED Energy Source Sidekick characters and learn 1 class about renewable and nonrenewable energy resources. period

Activity 2: 100 Sidekicks

Use 100 Energy Source Sidekick manipulatives to count how much we use each source of energy.

1-2 class Hands-on periods Tallying Sort and count Construct a data chart

Activity 3: Using Patterns to Interpret Data

We use some energy sources a lot and some only a little. Use Base Ten Blocks to represent how much we use each source of energy then list them in decreasing order.

1 class period

Activity 4: Practice Graphing Data

Energy Source Sidekicks present a series of worksheets ranging 1-3 or in math-skill difficulty. Practice data and graphing math skills more using real-world and just-for-fun data. class periods

Activity 5: Collecting and Graphing Real-World Data

In this culminating project, students survey classmates about their favorite Energy Source Sidekicks and present the realworld data on graphs.

Hands-on Construct a data chart Find information and analyze data on a data chart

Hands-on Count with Base Ten Blocks Analyze data Find patterns Draw conclusions about information

Tally and count Compare data to determine fewer, more, or equal Construct picture, circle, and bar graphs Analyze data Find patterns

1-2 class Conduct a survey periods Record data on a tally chart Construct a picture graph and bar graph Analyze data Compare data to determine fewer, more, or equal Find patterns

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Activity 1: Energy Source Introduction  Objectives Students will be able to construct a data chart or table.

Students will be able to find information and analyze data on a data chart.

 Materials Document camera Scissors Glue sticks

Energy Sidekicks Renewable/Nonrenewable Chart (digital download) Energy Source Sidekicks, page 18 Sources of Energy Chart worksheet, page 19

2 Preparation Gather materials, make copies, and cut apart manipulatives as needed.

Download the Energy Sidekicks Renewable/Nonrenewable Chart from www.need.org/product/energy-sidekicks-renewable-nonrenewable-chart/.

Procedure 1. Introduce the Energy Source Sidekicks. Show students the Energy Sidekicks Renewable/Nonrenewable Chart. Review the ten sources of energy we use in the United States. Point out the pictures of the Sidekicks that represent each energy source. Give each student an Energy Source Sidekicks worksheet. Have students cut out the pictures of the ten Sidekicks if you have not pre-cut them.

2. Construct a data chart. Give each student a Sources of Energy Chart worksheet. As you review the Energy Sidekicks Renewable/ Nonrenewable Chart again, have students glue the corresponding Sidekick’s picture onto their Sources of Energy Chart.

3. Find information and analyze data on a data chart. Have students look at the Sources of Energy Chart they created. Review the information they can learn from this chart, for example: What is the title of the chart? (The 10 Sources of Energy) What data are we comparing? (renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy) How many renewable sources of energy are on the chart? (five) How many nonrenewable sources of energy are on the chart? (five) How many different sources of energy are on the chart? (ten) 4. Discuss energy resources.

What do we use these energy sources for? (transportation, generating electricity, heating homes, making products) Which source of energy comes from the natural resource air? (wind) Which source of energy comes from the natural resource water? (hydropower) Which source of energy comes from the natural resource the sun? (solar energy) Which source of energy comes from the natural resource trees? (wood, biomass) Which sources of energy come from the natural resource the earth? (coal, petroleum, natural gas, propane, uranium, geothermal) What does it mean to be a nonrenewable resource? (it takes millions of years or more to make, so we can’t make more quickly once it is used) What does it mean to be a renewable resource? (it replenishes itself in a short amount of time, so we can get more when it is used) Which sources of energy are nonrenewable? (coal, natural gas, petroleum, propane, uranium) Which sources of energy are renewable? (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind)

 Extensions Learn and recite the Primary Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Chants, found in NEED’s Energy Games and Icebreakers guide.

Practice matching energy sources to their definitions, found in NEED’s Primary Energy Infobook Activities guide.

Determine whether the Energy Sidekicks represent renewable or nonrenewable sources of energy in these online games. If chosen correctly, the Sidekick changes to color.

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Activity 2: 100 Sidekicks & Background This activity includes 100 manipulatives that accurately represent our nation’s energy use. For example, there are 38 Petroleum Sidekick manipulatives but only 2 Wind Sidekick manipulatives. These represent petroleum accounting for 38% of our total energy consumption while wind accounts for only 2%. Please note, in 2024, our use of geothermal energy was 0.12%, which rounds to zero, or less than one.

So even though we do use geothermal energy in the U.S., the Geothermal Sidekick is not included in the 100 manipulatives. Also note that propane is produced during petroleum and natural gas refining. Its use is embedded into petroleum and natural gas consumption totals, and consequently, EIA does not report any data for propane consumption. A standalone Propane Sidekick is not included in the 100 manipulatives. Instead, you’ll notice a mini–Propane Sidekick is included on every petroleum and natural gas manipulative.

If you are working with older students who understand percentages, they can add the percent symbol to their data as they construct and label charts and graphs on the student worksheets.

 Objectives Students will be able to use a tally chart to count and display information.

Students will be able to sort pictures into groups and count objects.

Students will be able to construct a data chart.

 Materials Scissors 100 Sidekicks worksheet, pages 20-24 Sidekicks Tally worksheet, page 25 Sidekicks Sort and Count worksheet, page 26

2 Preparation Choose which worksheet you will use.

NOTE: For this activity, students will construct a data chart showing how much we use each source of energy. There are two worksheet options - the first uses tallying to count the Sidekicks, and the second has students sort and count the manipulatives. Use the one that best meets your learners’ needs, or try them both.

Gather materials, make copies, and cut apart manipulatives as needed.

Procedure 1. Construct a data chart. Follow the directions for the worksheet you are using: SIDEKICKS TALLY 1. Give each student or small group a precut set of 100 Sidekicks manipulatives, or a copy of the 100 Sidekicks and scissors so they can cut apart the 100 squares.

2. Give each student a Sidekicks Tally worksheet. Review how to use a tally chart to display information. As needed, guide students in identifying each source of energy by its Sidekick picture.

3. Have students record data on the chart using five-bar gate tally marks. Tally one paper square at a time and then set it aside.

4. Find the frequency, or total, of each category by counting the tally marks.

NOTE: Students will use the data chart they created in Activity 3.

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SIDEKICKS SORT AND COUNT 1. Give each student or small group a precut set of 100 Sidekicks manipulatives, or a copy of the 100 Sidekicks and scissors so they can cut apart the 100 squares.

2. Give each student a Sidekicks Sort and Count worksheet. Have students trace the name of each source of energy. Review how students should add data to their chart, by sorting the paper squares into groups and then counting how many in each group.

3. Have students sort the 100 manipulatives into like groups. Note, there are only eight groups, as geothermal consumption is less than one percent, rounding to zero, and propane consumption is included within petroleum and natural gas consumption.

4. Then, count how many pictures there are for each energy Sidekick and write the number on the data chart.

NOTE: Students will use the data chart they created in Activity 3.

Activity 3: Using Patterns to Interpret Data  Objectives Students will be able to represent data using Base Ten Blocks.

Students will be able to use a descending pattern to arrange data from largest to smallest.

 Materials Sidekicks Tally worksheet or Sidekicks Sort and Count worksheet created by students during the previous activity Base Ten Blocks (6 Tens and 40 Ones) per student, or multi-colored counting blocks or linking cube manipulatives Chart paper (optional)

2 Preparation Gather materials and make copies as needed.

Procedure 1. Instruct students to get out their Sidekicks Tally worksheet or Sidekicks Sort and Count worksheet they created during the previous activity.

2. Explain that a data chart is filled with information. Looking at information on a chart helps us organize data, find patterns, and draw conclusions about the information. Discuss: What information do you see on the chart? (title of the chart, a picture or word identifying each source of energy, a number that represents how much we use each source of energy, a citation where the data comes from) What generalizations or conclusions can you make from the data? (We use some energy sources a lot. We use some energy sources less than others. We use ten sources of energy. This information is from the year 2024.)

3. Ask students to visually represent the numbers on the data chart using blocks to help us compare them.

Find biomass on the chart. Ask students how many Biomass Sidekicks they counted? (5) How can we represent the number five using blocks/cubes? If you’re using Base Ten Blocks, count out five ones. If you’re using cubes, choose any color to represent biomass and count out five cubes. Together, count aloud the five blocks that represent biomass.

Have students place the stack of five blocks over the tally marks, or over the word “biomass” in the center column of the data chart, depending on which worksheet you are using.

Repeat for each energy source.

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4. Explain that we can use patterns to help us understand information on a data chart. Remind students that earlier, we looked at the data on the chart and made some conclusions. We said that we use some energy sources a lot and we use some energy sources only a little. Next, tell students they will organize the Sidekick data in descending order, so the energy sources are in order from the one we use the most to the one we use the least. Decide whether to make the list together as a class on chart paper, or, for older students, have them work in small groups or independently to write the list in their science notebook.

Compare the block stacks and the numbers written on the data chart. Decide which Sidekick has the most blocks (petroleum) and write “petroleum” as the first energy source on your list.

Ask students, “How many Petroleum Sidekicks did you count?” (38) Write 38 next to “petroleum” on the list.

Have students remove the 38 blocks from the petroleum row to show that the data has been recorded.

Next, decide which of the remaining Sidekicks has the most blocks. Add its name and number to the list, remove its blocks, and continue the process until all the Sidekicks are listed in descending order.

5. Review the written list together and discuss as appropriate: Describe the pattern used to organize the data. (This is a descending pattern – the data is in decreasing order, largest number to smallest number) Summarize the information you have on your list. (This list shows which source of energy we use the most, which we use the next most and so on, down to the energy source we use the least.)

Brainstorm a title for the list. (Energy Sources In Descending Order, How Many Sidekicks?, How Much Energy Do We Use?, etc.)

Brainstorm other patterns we could use to organize our original Sidekick data. (Alphabetical order, ascending order)

Activity 4: Practice Graphing Data & Background All worksheets in this activity include data students will use to practice constructing graphs and to analyze while answering math questions.

However, some worksheets include accurate, real-world data for U.S. energy use and some do not. Worksheets with accurate real-world data always include the notation “Data: EIA” under the graphic. These include: Electricity Generation Picture Graph Renewable and Nonrenewable Circle Graph Nonrenewable Energy Circle Graph Renewable Energy Circle Graph Energy Source Use Circle Graph Nonrenewable Energy Bar Graph Renewable Energy Bar Graph Other worksheets do not include accurate data, but random numbers. These worksheets are specifically titled “Sidekicks,” and have no source of data. These include: Tally the Sidekicks Comparing Sidekicks Picture Graphs Sidekicks Eat Cookies Picture Graph Sidekicks Eat Pizza Picture Graph Seasonal Sidekicks Circle Graph Smiley Sidekicks Bar Graph Sidekicks Go to School Bar Graph Dog Walking Sidekicks Bar Graph

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So far, we have been working with energy source consumption data for all ten sources of energy. The practice worksheets in this activity include a wider variety of data, including graphs of only renewable or nonrenewable sources. Please note, this data will look different, since we’re comparing the sources in relation to their subsets. For example, biomass accounts for 5% of ALL the energy sources we use, but when we graph ONLY renewables, biomass accounts for 60% of the renewable energy we use. The total amount of biomass energy we use hasn’t changed. Remind students that reading the title of a chart or graph is important as it will help you understand the context of the data you are analyzing.

Finally, since primary students do not have the math skills to understand percentages, the percent symbol is omitted from data charts and graphs in this unit. Data is also rounded to whole numbers and typically ranges from 1-9. For example, although a circle graph represents 100%, it is simplified by separating the circle into 10 slices and presenting data that adds to 10. As students color in two slices, they can count 2 of 10 slices and visually see the relationship that is 2 parts of a whole. Even though the data is written as “2,” it does represent 20% of the whole.

Students will be able to graph the data correctly, compare fewer or more, find patterns, and answer questions about data without understanding percentages. If you are working with older students who understand percentages, they can add the percent symbol to their data as they construct and label charts and graphs on the student worksheets.

 Objectives Students will be able to count objects using a tally chart.

Students will be able to compare data and determine when it is fewer, more, or equal.

Students will be able to construct picture, circle, and bar graphs.

Students will be able to analyze data found on picture, circle, and bar graphs.

Students will be able to find patterns in data on picture, circle, and bar graphs.

 Materials Crayons or colored pencils Student worksheets, pages 26-40

2 Preparation Review the worksheets on pages 27-41, which offer a range of math-skill difficulty and cover various types of graphing including picture graphs, circle graphs, and bar graphs.

Choose which worksheets you want to use and make copies as needed.

Procedure 1. Hand out the worksheet(s) and review instructions. Assist students as needed with graphing and interpreting data and answering the questions.

2. Review the data, graph, and any questions on the worksheet(s) together.

3. Discuss as a class: What type of graph did you draw? A picture graph, circle graph, or bar graph?

What is the title of the chart/graph?

What data are we comparing?

How many different kinds/categories are on the data chart?

What do we learn from this graph?

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Activity 5: Collecting and Graphing Real-World Data  Objectives Students will be able to survey classmates and collect data on a tally chart.

Students will be able to construct a picture graph or bar graph.

Students will be able to analyze data on a picture graph or bar graph.

Students will be able to use a descending pattern to arrange data from largest to smallest.

 Materials Favorite Nonrenewable Sidekick Picture Graph worksheets, pages 42-43 Favorite Renewable Sidekick Bar Graph worksheets, pages 44-45 Clipboards, optional

2 Preparation Decide which worksheets you will use and make copies for each student.

Procedure 1. Explain to students that one way to collect data is to ask, or survey, a group of people. Today, you will survey your classmates about their favorite Energy Sidekicks and collect this data on a data table. Then, you will draw a graph of the data you collect. You will look for patterns and analyze the data. Finally, you will share your research with a partner.

2. Hand out the Favorite Nonrenewable Sidekick Picture Graph worksheets and review the instructions.

3. Hand out clipboards for students to use as they survey their classmates, if available. Encourage students to collect at least ten data points.

4. Alternatively, if students are unable to collect the survey data independently, have each student choose their favorite Sidekick and write it on a scrap of paper. Collect the votes and read them out loud, giving students time to tally each vote on their data table.

5. Assist students as needed while they complete their survey, graph their data, and answer the conclusion questions.

6. If the class used the same survey data, review the graph together and discuss the questions. Also have students turn to a partner, share their graph, and explain their data. If students did independent surveys, have them share their graphs with a partner and review which Sidekick received the most votes, fewest votes, and how many votes in total.

7. Complete the Favorite Renewable Sidekick Bar Graph worksheets by repeating steps 2-6.

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Answer Keys Sidekicks Tally AND Sidekicks Sort and Count, pages 25-26

Biomass = 5 Coal = 8 Geothermal = 0 Hydropower = 1 Natural gas/Propane = 36 Petroleum/Propane = 38 Solar = 1 Uranium = 9 Wind = 2

Tally The Sidekicks, page 27 Wind = 6 Solar = 9

Comparing Sidekicks Picture Graphs, page 28

Which is more? Wind Which is fewer? Coal Which is more? Hydropower Which is fewer? Solar Wind is equal to Petroleum.

Biomass is more than Coal.

Uranium is fewer than Natural Gas.

Sidekicks Eat Cookies Picture Graph, page 29 1. How many cookies were eaten? 18 2. Who ate 4 cookies? Propane 3. Who ate the most cookies? Geothermal 4. Who ate the fewest cookies? Coal 5. How many cookies did the Wind Sidekick eat? 5

Electricity Generation Picture Graph, page 30

Coal = 2 Wind = 1 Natural gas = 4 Uranium = 2 Hydropower and Solar = 1

1. Which source of energy makes the most electricity? Natural Gas 2. How many plugs do Uranium, Coal, and Natural Gas have all together? 8 3. How many plugs do Wind, Hydropower, and Solar have all together? 2 4. Which makes more electricity, nonrenewable or renewable sources of energy? Nonrenewable

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Sidekicks Eat Pizza Picture Graph, page 31 Solar Hydropower Petroleum Natural Gas Biomass 1. How many pizza slices did Natural Gas eat? 7 2. Who ate 6 pizza slices? Solar 3. Who ate the most pizza slices? Hydropower 4. Who ate the fewest pizza slices? Biomass 5. How many more pizza slices did Solar eat than Petroleum? 2 6. How many pizza slices did Natural Gas and Biomass eat together? 9 7. List the Sidekicks in ascending order based on the number of pizza slices they ate, from fewest to most: Biomass, Petroleum, Solar, Natural Gas, Hydropower

Renewable & Nonrenewable Circle Graph, page 32 1. There are fewer renewable slices.

2. There are more nonrenewable slices.

3. We use more nonrenewable sources of energy.

Nonrenewable Energy Circle Graph, page 33 1. How many Coal? 1 2. How many Natural Gas? 4 3. How many Petroleum? 4 4. How many Uranium? 1 5. Which has more, Coal or Natural Gas? Natural Gas 6. Which has fewer, Uranium or Petroleum? Uranium

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Renewable Energy Circle Graph, page 34 1. How many red? 2 2. Blue is equal to yellow.

3. Which renewable source do we use the most? biomass 4. Do we use more wind or more hydropower? wind 5. Do we use less wind or less solar? solar

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Seasonal Sidekicks Circle Graph, page 35

Dog Walking Sidekicks Bar Graph, page 39

1. How many Sidekicks like fall? 2 2. How many Sidekicks like summer more than spring? 3 3. How many Sidekicks voted in total?

10 4. List the seasons in descending order, from most favorite to least favorite: summer, winter, fall, spring

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1. How many dogs did the Wind Sidekick walk? 6 2. Who walked four dogs? Biomass Sidekick 3. Who walked the most dogs? Solar Sidekick 4. Who walked the fewest dogs? Uranium Sidekick 5. How many more dogs did the Solar Sidekick walk than the Natural Gas Sidekick? 2 6. How many dogs were walked on Saturday? 29 7. List the Sidekicks in descending order based on the number of dogs they walked, from most to fewest: Solar, Natural Gas, Wind, Biomass, Uranium

1. Which nonrenewable source of energy do we use the most? petroleum 2. Which nonrenewable source of energy do we use the least? coal 3. How much uranium do we use? 10 4. Which energy source is equal to 40? natural gas

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1. Which source of energy do we use the most? petroleum 2. Which do we use more of, coal or renewables? renewables 3. How many more petroleum than natural gas? 2 4. How much renewable energy do we use? 9 5. Which do we use less of, coal or uranium? coal

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Hydro

Petroleum

1. How many Propane Sidekicks are there? 3 2. Which Sidekick has eight? Coal 3. Which Sidekick has fewer than Propane? Petroleum 4. How many Geothermal Sidekicks are there? 5 5. List the Sidekicks in ascending order, from fewest to most: Petroleum, Propane, Geothermal, Hydropower, Coal

Renewable Energy Bar Graph, page 41 1. Which renewable source of energy do we use the most? biomass 2. Which renewable source of energy do we use the least? geothermal 3. Which energy source is equal to 13? solar 4. Which energy source is equal to 18? wind 5. How much do we use hydropower? 10

Sidekicks Go to School Bar Graph, page 38 1. What is the most popular way to get to school? School bus 2. How many Sidekicks travel that way? 9 3. Do fewer Sidekicks travel by bicycle or car? car 4. How many more Sidekicks travel by school bus than walk? 3 5. Which two ways are used by the fewest Sidekicks? Car and hot air balloon 6. How many Sidekicks were surveyed in total? 24 7. Which Sidekick do you think travels by hot air balloon? Wind, but answers will vary

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COAL

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Cross out the Sidekicks, adding tally marks to the table.

Write the total number of each Sidekick.

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Which is more?

Wind Petroleum Which is fewer?

Coal Hydropower Which is more?

Propane Geothermal Which is fewer?

Solar Use the picture graphs to complete the sentences.

Wind

Biomass

Petroleum

Coal

Wind is

petroleum.

Biomass is

coal. fewer than, equal to, more than

fewer than, equal to, more than

Natural Gas Uranium Uranium is

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Solar Sidekick baked cookies in a solar oven and shared the cookies with four friends.

NUMBER OF COOKIES

=1 Cookie Use the picture graph to answer the questions.

1. How many cookies were eaten?

2. Who ate 4 cookies?

3. Who ate the most cookies?

4. Who ate the fewest cookies?

5. How many cookies did the Wind Sidekick eat?

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Electricity Generation Picture Graph

We use many sources of energy to make electricity.

NUMBER OF PLUGS

Data: EIA, Electricity Generation, 2024

Use the picture graph to answer the questions.

1. Which source of energy makes the most electricity?

= 1 Plug Write the number of plugs for each Sidekick inside the boxes.

2. How many plugs do Uranium, Coal, and Natural Gas have all together?

3. How many plugs do Wind, Hydropower, and Solar have all together?

4. Which makes more electricity, nonrenewable or renewable sources of energy?

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Natural Gas Sidekick made pizza and recorded how many slices each Sidekick ate using tally marks.

ENERGY SOURCE

Create a picture graph using the data. Draw one triangle for each slice of pizza.

NUMBER OF SLICES

TALLY MARKS

=1 Pizza Slice Use the picture graph to answer the questions.

1. How many pizza slices did Natural Gas eat?

5. How many more pizza slices did Solar eat than Petroleum?

2. Who ate 6 pizza slices?

6. How many pizza slices did Natural Gas and Biomass eat together?

3. Who ate the most pizza slices?

4. Who ate the fewest pizza slices?

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Renewable and Nonrenewable Circle Graph

Use the data chart to color the circle graph.

Choose one color for Nonrenewable. Color the slices.

Choose one color for Renewable. Color the slices.

NONRENEWABLE

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RENEWABLE

1

SOURCES OF ENERGY

Data: EIA

Use the circle graph to complete the sentences.

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Choose a color for each Sidekick. Color the slices.

NONRENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY

KEY Coal Natural Gas Petroleum Uranium

Data: EIA

Use the circle graph to answer the questions.

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Color the Sidekicks in each square using the color listed. Color one slice for each Sidekick picture using the correct color.

Blue

Green

Yellow

Red

RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY

Data: EIA

Use the circle graph to answer the questions.

1. How many red?

2. Blue is __________________ yellow. fewer than, equal to, more than

3. Which renewable source do we use the most?

4. Do we use more wind or hydropower?

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Each Sidekick voted for their favorite season. Color the Sidekicks in each square with the colors listed.

WINTER

SPRING

SUMMER

FALL

Blue

Green

Yellow

Red

Color one slice for each Sidekick picture using the correct season color.

FAVORITE SEASONS

Use the circle graph to answer the questions.

1. How many Sidekicks like fall?

3. How many Sidekicks voted in total?

2. How many Sidekicks like summer more than spring?

4. Write the seasons in descending order, from most favorite to least favorite:

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Use the KEY to label the circle graph with the correct data.

Color the circle graph and KEY to match.

KEY Petroleum

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Natural Gas

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Uranium

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Renewables

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Coal

8

ENERGY SOURCE USE PETROLEUM

NATURAL GAS URANIUM COAL

Use the circle graph to answer the questions.

Data: EIA

RENEWABLES

1. Which source of energy do we use the most?

2. Which do we use more of, coal or renewables?

3. How many more petroleum than natural gas?

4. How much renewable energy do we use?

5. Which do we use less of, coal or uranium?

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Color and count each type of Sidekick. Make a bar graph by coloring one box for each Sidekick.

NUMBER OF SIDEKICKS

8

Use the bar graph to answer the questions.

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1. How many Propane Sidekicks are there?

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2. Which Sidekick has eight?

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3. Which Sidekick has fewer than Propane?

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4. How many Geothermal Sidekicks are there?

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5. List the Sidekicks in ascending order, from fewest to most.

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Petroleum asked a group of Sidekicks how they get to school.

HOW SIDEKICKS GET TO SCHOOL

Ways to Travel

Bicycle

Car

School Bus

Hot Air Balloon

Walk

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1. What is the most popular way to get to school?

5. Which two ways are used by the fewest Sidekicks? ______________and _______________

2. How many Sidekicks travel that way?

6. How many Sidekicks were surveyed in total?

3. Do fewer Sidekicks travel by bicycle or car?

7. Which Sidekick do you think travels by hot air balloon?

4. How many more Sidekicks travel by school bus than walk?

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The Sidekicks have a dog walking business. They recorded how many dogs each Sidekick walked on Saturday using tally marks.

DOGS WALKED ON SATURDAY

TALLY MARKS

Sidekick

SIDEKICK

Create a bar graph using the data. Color one square for each dog walked.

0 1

2

3 4 5

6 7

8 9

Number of Dogs Use the bar graph to answer the questions.

1. How many dogs did the Wind Sidekick walk?

2. Who walked four dogs?

3. Who walked the most dogs?

5. How many more dogs did Solar Sidekick walk than Natural Gas Sidekick?

6. How many dogs were walked on Saturday?

7. List the Sidekicks in descending order based on the number of dogs they walked, from most to fewest:

4. Who walked the fewest dogs?

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Nonrenewable Energy Bar Graph NONRENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY 50 45

Amount We Use

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Coal

Natural Gas Petroleum Uranium

Data: EIA

Use the bar graph to answer the questions.

1. Which nonrenewable source of energy do we use the most?

2. Which nonrenewable source of energy do we use the least?

3. How much uranium do we use?

4. Which energy source is equal to 40?

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Amount We Use

60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 Solar

Biomass

Wind

Geothermal Hydropower

Data: EIA

Use the bar graph to answer the questions.

1. Which renewable source of energy do we use the most?

2. Which renewable source of energy do we use the least?

3. Which energy source is equal to 13?

4. Which energy source is equal to 18?

5. How much do we use hydropower?

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Ask your friends which nonrenewable Sidekick they like best.

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Make a picture graph. Draw a heart for each vote

NUMBER OF VOTES Coal

Natural Gas

Petroleum

Propane

Uranium

= 1 Vote

Use the picture graph to answer the questions.

1. How many votes for petroleum?

2. Which Sidekick has the most votes?

3. Which Sidekick has the fewest votes?

4. How many people voted in total?

5. List the Sidekicks in descending order, from most liked to least liked:

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FAVORITE RENEWABLE SIDEKICK 10 Use the bar graph to answer the questions.

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2. Which Sidekick has the most votes?

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Number of Votes

6 4. How many people voted in total?

5 5. List the Sidekicks in descending order, from most liked to least liked:

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Youth AWards Program for Energy Achievement

Youth Energy Conference & Awards

NEED’s annual Youth Awards Program for Energy Achievement rewards students for their efforts in energy outreach and student leadership.

The NEED Youth Energy Conference and Awards gives students more opportunities to learn about energy and to explore energy in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).

The Youth Awards Program is great for all schools—new to energy education, or veteran. Projects and outreach completed for the program provide opportunity for enrichment and engagement, as well as an opportunity for your students, classroom, and school to shine. Youth Awards projects can be completed by afterschool/out-of-school time programs, community groups, and even families!

The annual June conference has students from across the country working in groups on an Energy Challenge designed to stretch their minds and energy knowledge.

The conference culminates with the Youth Awards Ceremony recognizing student work throughout the year and during the conference.

What’s involved?

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Students and teachers set goals and objectives and keep a record of their activities. Students create a digital project to submit for judging. In April, digital projects are uploaded to the online submission site.

Check out: For more information and project submission details, we invite you to visit https://youthawards.need.org. Be sure to explore the site to view past winning projects and garner inspiration!

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