Content Analysis of New & Renewable Energy Education in Elementary School Textbooks and Development of Workbook for New & Renewable Energy Education

초등학교 교과서의 신.재생 에너지 교육 내용 분석 및 교재 개발

The purpose of this study is to analyze the status of new & renewable energy education in elementary school textbooks and to develop workbook related new & renewable energy education for elementary school students. The results of this study are as follows. First, in the result of contents analysis energy education and new & renewable energy education through textbooks on 7th elementary school curriculum, subjects including contents related energy are Disciplined Life, Intelligent Life, Moral Education, Social Studies, Science, and Practical Arts. Contents related new & renewable energy are taught $4{\sim}6th$ grades but the quantity and quality of contents are very poor. Second, this study developed workbook related new & renewable energy education for 5th and 6th grades. The workbook is organized with 5 themes that are the need of new & renewable energy, the definition and kinds of new & renewable energy, strengths and weakness of new & renewable energy development, a case of new & renewable energy, and the application of new & renewable energy to practical life. Third, to improve workbook developed, it was applied to 6th grade and then more appropriately modified. Based on the results, it suggests the following for new & renewable energy education. Energy education in elementary school must equally be taught through the all scope of energy education. To solve the energy problem, the content related new & renewable energy education should be included much more both quantity and quality. New & renewable energy education workbook developed in this study is expected to reinforce current textbooks that is being taught a little content of new & renewable energy education.