Energy Literacy

Published: July 22, 2022, 7:12 p.m.

I was recently reading the July/August 2022 issue of \u201cScience Scope\u201d a publication of the National Science Teaching Association.\xa0In this issue, I read the Editor\u2019s Corner, written by Patty McGinnis.\xa0\xa0She wrote a column entitled, \u201cEnergy Literacy.\u201d\xa0\xa0

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) defines energy literacy as \u201can understanding of the nature and role of energy in the world and daily lives accompanied by the ability to apply this understanding to answer questions and solve problems.\u201d