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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students engage in an experiment which demonstrates that energy from the sun can be collected and stored in many ways. They use two bottles, one white and one black, to compare how colors can affect the absorbtion of the sun's rays. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine the renewable energy sources of the sun and wind as a means of becoming energy independent. They research and experiment with the use of these energy sources, and complete worksheets and debate the issues involved. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students investigate how feasible it would be to install a wind-turbine distributed energy system in their school. They write a proposal for the turbine which will be presented to the principal. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students research the possibility and feasibility of installing a wind-turbine distributed energy system for their school. They conduct research, watch an online video, analyze the cost of the project and examine the benefits, and write a proposal of their findings to the principal of the school. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students investigate various forms of energy. They compare potential and kinetic energy at different points during the period of a pendulum, design an apparatus that displays potential and kinetic energy, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of using nuclear energy. 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 »
- Grade Range
- 1st
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Students investigate the use of energy resources in the community. Using the tools of research and surveys in order to gather information about home and business energy usage they analyze the information in order to come up with ways to conserve energy. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students recognize and label various energy sources, identify them as renewable or non-renewable and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each. They copy agenda and objectives for the day, turn in pendulum lab and out energy notes. Students are asked what were the independent and dependent variables in the pendulum lab? They are asked what is the relationship between potential and kinetic energy? Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students observe the conservation of energy by observing the action of a pendulum. They are asked in the bouncing ball lab from last class period, did the ball lose energy? Students are asked why didn't it bounce as high on the second and thrid bounce as it did on the first bounce? They complete the pendulum lab worksheet. Full Review »
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