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- 4th - 5th
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Students investigate renewable energy sources that are designed to help the planet become environmentally healthy. They give group presentation of the material they research. 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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- 4th - 5th
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Students research, discuss, and make presentations on energy sources such as solar, oil, coal, and wind, to enhance understanding of where energy comes from, and how it is used to generate electricity and power. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students study renewable energy in its various forms. They list the different forms of energy and specific ways to conserve energy in their own homes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are able to identify the benefits and drawbacks of different types of alternative energies. They get a brief overview of different types of alternative energies used in Wisconsin. Students watch a Video: Renewable Energy: Clean Power for Wisconsin. As they view it, they complete a short study guide. Students create a poster to illustrate one of the alernative energy sources. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students research the Internet to renewable energy resources, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of each. Prior to research, students recall information they already know about sources of energy. Then they complete an assigned worksheet, finding the answers on given websites. Afterwards, they write a "community news article." Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students complete a KWL chart describing their knowledge or renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. They examine the Stirling Engine which is an external combustion engine and compare it to a Hero's Engine. They participate in a transportation game. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students examine how energy is made from a variety of sources. In groups, they identify at least three types of renewable energy and how it is being used to make power. They use the internet to research the impact of fossil fuels on the environment. To end the lesson, they identify ways they can conserve energy. Full Review »
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