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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the environmental impacts and societal benefits of a specific source of energy based in Canada. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students discuss the reasons why oil and gas are the United States' main source of energy. In groups, they use the internet to research how the resources are formed and the amount of consumption by the United States. They choose books from a reading list to identify careers in this field of study. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the concept of thermodynamics. In groups, they participate in experiments in which they discover how potential energy converts into kinetic energy. They use the internet to research the components of a combustion engine and explain the four-stroke combustion cycle. They use all of their information to create a Science Fair project. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students engage in three short, hands-on, in-class demos which expand students' understand of energy. First, using peanuts and heat, students see how the human body burns food to make energy. Then, they create paper snake mobiles to explore how heat energy can cause motion. Finally, students determine the effect that heat energy from the sun (or a lamp) has on temperature by placing pans of water in different locations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the level of energy usage on a local and national level. Using the internet, they discover ways to conserve energy every day and how over-consumption of energy negatively affects the environment. In groups, they complete an energy audit and implement an energy-saving campaign in their community. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students are to supply their Dream Houses with energy saving appliances. They research energy conservation. A survey is done concerning their school buildings as well. Students use math, such as percentages, graphs, charts and tables to show comparison of major appliances. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students role play as members of Save the Earth Foundation attending a public hearing about potential energy failures. They write a plan of action regarding the advantages an disadvantages of alternative energy sources. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students become acquainted with the first law of thermodynamics, which concerns the conservation of energy as it is transformed from one form to another. They identify forms of energy, and devices or processes that transform energy from one form to another. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the production of energy, by the process of nuclear fusion, within the Sun in hands-on activities. The lesson is made up of four parts; Parts I & II is an introduction to the Sun as an energy source, and Parts III & IV examine potential and kinetic energy as well as radiation from the Sun. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students, in groups, conduct Internet research on various renewable energy sources. The groups create several multimedia slides for inclusion in a class presentation. Topics covered include solar, nuclear, and geothermal power. Full Review »
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