Utah FORGE offers engaging classroom visits to help students learn about geothermal energy and its incredible benefits. We welcome the opportunity to teach students of all ages through an in-depth, hands-on learning approach. During our visits, students have the chance to actively participate, allowing them to immerse themselves in the concepts of geothermal energy and gain a practical understanding of this sustainable resource. Our team brings the excitement of renewable energy directly to the classroom, making it a memorable learning experience for everyone involved.
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Dedicated to informing and educating of teachers, students, and the public about geothermal energy, we have partnered with our colleagues at the University of Utah College of Education to create a curriculum that can be used in K-12 classrooms. The following lessons plans and student handouts were developed by Tamara Young.
Utah SEEd Standard PHYS.2.4, Next Generation Science Standard:
HS-PS3-3
Grade and Topic:
High School Physics
Student Handout
Utah SEEd Standard PHYS.2.2, Next Generation Science Standard:
HS-PS3-4
Grade and Topic:
High School Physics
Student Handout
Utah SEEd Standard 6.2.4, Next Generation Science Standard: MS-PS3-3
Grade and Topic: 6th grade integrated science, middle school physical science
Student Handout
Station Instructions
Utah SEEd Standard 8.4.1, Next Generation Science Standard: MS-ESS3-1
Grade and Topic: 6th grade integrated science, middle school physical science
Student Handout
Welcome to the geothermal Rhyme quiz – a rhyming experience to test yours and your students’ geothermal vocabulary.
Rhymewit was developed by Tom McFadden (8th grade science teacher & founder of Science With Tom) who has been combining music, video, and education for over a decade.
The University of Utah’s Department of Chemical Engineering has developed various hands-on learning modules that can be easily replicated in the classroom. Designed and created by Dr. Tony Butterfield and his outreach team, the modules display key scientific principles behind the Utah FORGE project. These hands-on teaching modules help explain scientific concepts and include detailed instructions for K-12 educators, along with curricular ties, and assessment tools.
The temperature difference between human hands and cold water or ice is used to create electricity and demonstrate the use of a temperature difference to extract usable energy. View Module
As a turbine is made to spin, be it from flowing steam in a coal or geothermal power plant, or from wind turning a wind turbine, it generates electricity for our homes and businesses. In this module, you will use the power of your lungs to turn a turbine and create electricity. View Module
Browse a collection of teaching modules tailored for both undergraduate and K12 STEM education, created by the Chemical Engineering Lab
The geoscience of Utah FORGE sets the geological scene to DOE’s flagship geothermal field laboratory that has been established to make significant advances in EGS technologies. The webinars cover the basin architecture, rock types, fault/fracture patterns, thermal structure, fluid flow, geochemistry, and the datasets and resources that are available from the Utah FORGE website.
In addition to advanced geoscience topics, Utah FORGE offers webinars designed for K-12 audiences, introducing key principles of geothermal energy in an engaging and accessible way. These sessions explore the visible surface features of geothermal systems, the fundamentals of heat transfer, and how geothermal energy harnesses the Earth’s internal heat. Each webinar provides foundational knowledge, helping students understand the science behind geothermal energy and its role in sustainable power generation.
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