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Students reflect, speculate, identify, research, and create a blueprint for renewable energy sources. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students research the amount and kinds of energy that are produced and consumed in the United States, including the limitations of this kind of consumption. They research and create a display to teach classmates about a specific renewable resource. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate energy transformation in the form of wind energy. They read a handout, answer questions, identify points in an energy system where transformations occur, and build a wind turbine. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the efficiency of each alternative energy source as well as what limitations exist in terms of extracting the usable energy. They determine which energy source is most effective to the economy and the environment in the future. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students form expert engineering teams working for the (fictional) alternative energy consulting firm, Greenewables, Inc. Each team specializes in a form of renewable energy used to generate electrical power: passive solar, solar photovoltaic, wind power, low-impact hydropower, biomass, geothermal and hydrogen fuel cells. Teams produce poster presentations making a case for their technology and produce an accompanying PDF document using Adobe Acrobat that summarizes the presentation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine how energy use affects the environment and the economy. They discuss renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. They investigate how much energy they use and how it changes from one type of energy to another. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students, after viewing a video on "The Future" Fossil Fuel grade, participate in an energy consumption simulation game in order to analyze how consumption, population, and choice of resource affect the availability of future resources. In groups, they brainstorm creative ways to conserve fossil fuels for the future. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students investigate air and water as two sources of energy. They determine that wind and moving water are renewable resources that have advantages and disadvantages in their use. Through the design and construction of wind- and water-propelled devices, they identify factors that affect the motion and control of such devices. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore sources of renewable energy. Using coat hangers and craft sticks, students create their own waterwheel. They discover the potential energy of water that will be poured down the raceway and measure the speed of the breeze produced. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the energy sources used in student's communities. They explore where the energy comes from, how it is transported, and the uses to which it is put. They review the meanings of vocabulary renewable and newable resources. Full Review »
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