Power Trip: The Story of Energy on PBS LearningMedia is an educational video collection based on the PBS series that explores how energy drives civilization, from transportation and cities to global trade and popular culture. These resources provide teachers and students with engaging clips, discussion prompts, and classroom-ready materials that make complex energy concepts accessible and relevant to real-world challenges.

The Power Trip: The Story of Energy Study Guide is a comprehensive, classroom-ready companion to the PBS documentary series Power Trip: The Story of Energy. Designed for high school and college classrooms, it helps students explore how energy shapes every part of modern life—from water and food to transportation, wealth, cities, and war. Each section includes episode summaries, discussion questions, vocabulary lists, and engaging classroom activities that encourage students to connect what they learn with their own communities and choices. The guide also highlights global perspectives and real-world examples that make complex energy topics approachable and relevant.

Teachers will find this resource especially useful for integrating sustainability and energy literacy into science, social studies, and environmental education. The guide provides pre- and post-viewing questions, project-based activities, and links to curated videos and lesson materials from PBS LearningMedia and Watt Watchers of Texas. Whether you’re sparking curiosity about renewable energy or guiding students toward energy-related careers, the Power Trip Study Guide offers a rich mix of background knowledge, practical activities, and inspiration to empower the next generation of energy thinkers and problem-solvers.