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- 6th - 8th
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Students distinguish between renewable, nonrenewable, and alternative energy resources. They work in teams, do individual research, and report to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research various forms of alternative energy sources and examine the pros and cons of each type. They discuss American oil dependence and the Bush administration's policies regarding this issue. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the amount of energy they use at home. They role play the position of energy conservation engineers to identify the ways energy is being wasted or conserved. They discuss ways they can help conserve energy. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students explore wind energy by making a pinwheel to model a wind turbine. They experiment with their turbine by placing it in different locations for optimal energy. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students participate in a simulation of the equal and unequal distribution of the earth's renewable resources. They discuss renewable resources and how food resources can increase and decrease, participate in the simulation, and analyze the impact of increasing population on the resources. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students act as energy conservation engineers and identify the ways energy is conserved or wasted. They also discover many ways to personally conserve energy everyday. Students discover how engineers perform home energy audits to understand the ways we use energy and identify ways we can conserve energy. An effective game is outlined in this plan which demonstrates the basics of energy conservation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore energy. They discuss the types and uses of energy and research an assigned energy source. They create a "benefits versus potential environmental impacts" chart that lists energy sources and possible impacts. They debate their research in small groups. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students conduct solar experiments. They calculate the solar gain and operate a solar cell devise used to generate electricity. Students compare and contrast solar energy gain with students in India. They analyze the difference between alternative energy in India with the United States. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students use Internet resources, as well as printed material, to investigate and compare alternative sources of energy. It is presumed that students have some basic prior understanding of the concept of energy. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore energy and its related terms. They identify the six different forms of energy and select one to research. They research on the Internet and create a Power Point presentation to share with the class. Full Review »
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