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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore China's nationwide renewable energy law and its expanding wind energy industry Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students discuss the different uses of energy. They examine the consumption percentages to do household tasks. They discover ways to reduce their energy consumption. Full Review »
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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
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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
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Students examine the relationship between energy and society. In groups, they define energy sources as renewable or conventional and research how each method contributes to the world's energy. They write about how the patterns of energy usage differ throughout the world. Using the internet, they research the organizations that address energy policies and develop their own policy to meet the needs of different societies. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students brainstorm a list of all of the ways they use energy in a day. In groups, they research the energy situation today and discuss what is being done to solve the problem. They also examine the issues related to this in politics and how to make informed decisions when buying energy products to help the environment. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students investigate renewable and nonrenewable energy resources. They create a spreadsheet and complete a pro/con list for nonrenewable energy resources, and explore a variety of websites. In small groups they create another pro/con chart identifying the strengths and weaknesses of a selected energy source. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine energy sources to determine which are renewable and which are not. They study vocabulary, identify six forms of energy, and make a mobile that depicts an number of the Earth's natural resources. They separate the energy sources into the renewable and nonrenewable on the mobile. Full Review »

