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Fossil Fuels Lesson Plans
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Students identify the different sources of fossil fuels. For this environmental science lesson, students research about how these impact our environment. They explore renewable energy sources that could replace fossil fuels.
Students examine the relationship between energy and the environment. In groups, they participate in experiments to discover the law of thermodynamics and the differences between potential, kinetic and mechanical forms of energy. They examine the different types of fossil fuels and determine which alternatives would be best for the environment.
Third graders engage in a lesson that is looking at how energy resources are obtained and used. The focus of the lesson is upon fossil fuels and their use. The lesson contains an abundant amount of background information for the teacher to use.
Young scholars explore the use of fossil fuel energy. In this ecology lesson, students review the multiple steps used to make an aluminum can. Small groups choose a breakfast cereal and create a flow chart showing all the processes used to make the box and the ingredients. Class discussion includes the use of fossil fuel during this process.
Students explore the variation of renewable and nonrenewable resources. Through activities, students create coal from decomposed materials and observe its formation. Students discover the controversies over the conservation of Fossil Fuels
Fifth graders explore the use of fossil fuels and relate it to effects on the environment.
Students explore the effects of a declining fossil fuel system would have on the world. They read the line graph and other information to answer questions about fossil fuels. Students use mathematics to analyze graphical data and explore the Cartesian plane.
Students research the origin of oil and natural gas to gather an understanding of the stages of fossil fuel formation. Then the class creates murals depicting the life cycle of a fossil fuel.
Students describe what global warming is, what causes global warming and the impact to our world. They study the threat of global warming and its relationship to the use of fossil fuels.
Fourth graders, 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.
