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\nRenewable Energy: Clean Tech Solutions\n

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\nRenewable energy originally found application more than 790,000 years ago. A relevant and engaging lesson explains some of the current options for renewable energy. Technology changes quickly and many different options provide hope for...\n
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\n\"Energy\n\n
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\nEnergy Activities\n

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\nStudents conduct a variety of experiments related to solar energy, heating, cooling, gravity, physical insulation and wind. They consider how the experiments relate to energy and the consumption of energy and then participate in a class...\n
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\nSiting Wind Power\n

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\nLearners analyze a variety of curves that describe the power extracted from the wind by a variety of commercially produced wind turbines. They utilize site specific topographic maps and political boundary data to evaluate and make...\n
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\n\"Capturing\n\n
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\nCapturing Wind Energy\n

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\nLearners investigate technology and make a correlation between technology and the weather. For this science lesson, students experiment with the weather and climate using technology to help them understand forces and motion. They...\n
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\nWINDMILL POWER\n

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\nStudents study operations with real numbers using mental computation or paper-and-pencil calculations. They judge the reasonableness of numerical computations and their results. They set up and solve proportions for direct and inverse...\n
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\nHow Can Renewable Energy Be Used?\n

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\nIn this renewable energy worksheet, students will write in details about the 4 types of renewable energy sources: solar, wind, moving water, and nuclear energy. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.\n
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\nCapturing Renewable Energy\n

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\nStudents watch a video segment on the engineering design process, then design a storage system for renewable energy. Students brainstorm and research ways in which renewable energies such as solar and wind power can be stored.\n
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\nCapturing Renewable Energy\n

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\nHigh schoolers watch a video segment on the engineering design process, then design a storage system for renewable energy. Students brainstorm and research ways in which renewable energies such as solar and wind power can be stored.\n
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\nCapturing Renewable Energy\n

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\nStudents watch a video segment on the engineering design process, then design a storage system for renewable energy. Students brainstorm and research ways in which renewable energies such as solar and wind power can be stored.\n
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\nScience Nascar Race\n

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\nStudents build wind driven model cars which they will race while working in racing teams. They write a newsletter about their pit crew, describing the construction of their car, and how their car is most beneficial to the environment....\n
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\nEnergy Sources -- Windmill Competition Investigation\n

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\nStudents work together to use an anemometer to measure wind speed. They use their anemometer to complete different experiments. They work together to design their own windmill.\n
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\nAn Energy Mix: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources\n

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\nWhat did the windmill say about renewable energy? I'm a BIG fan! Lesson three in the series of 12 has classes discuss potential and kinetic energy and then, in pairs, they complete a web quest over the different types of energy...\n
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\nDo It Yourself Weather Vane - Sick Science! #074\n

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\nIntroduce the idea of wind power. Have your class make a simple weather vane with a plastic straw, tape, a pencil, and other items found in your class. This film could be used to explore wind power and alternative energy sources.\n
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\nDo It Yourself Weather Vane\n

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\nIntroduce the idea of wind power. Have your class make a simple weather vane with a plastic straw, tape, a pencil, and other items found in your class. This film could be used to explore wind power and alternative energy sources.\n
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\nThe Engineering Challenges of Renewable Energy: Crash Course Engineering #30\n

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\nHow hard is it to incorporate renewable energy resources? An informative video first describes renewable energy, such as hydropower, wind energy, geothermal energy, and solar power. It then explains the benefits and the challenges of...\n
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\nNatural Gas\n

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\nDid you know that natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel? The cost of processing natural gas is significantly less than processing even nuclear and wind energy. In this fast-moving, upbeat video, viewers learn about the benefits...\n
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\nIntroduction to Energy\n

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\nTransform the classroom with energy. Pupils learn about different types of energy and practice identifying the types in the first lesson of six in a solar versus wind energy unit. The class sees examples of how one type of energy can be...\n
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\nOptimal and Sustainable: Renewable Energy Revamp\n

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\nMore than 100 cities around the world have shifted from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Scholars investigate a city wanting to make this switch, but needs help determining how to make the shift. Groups consider all options,...\n
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\nAre Birds Impacted by Small Wind Turbines?\n

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\nHow do we know if the wind turbine at our school is impacting birds? Here, small groups work together and conduct field work in order to determine the impact of a human-made structure on birds. The groups also determine their searcher...\n
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\nEnergy Crossword\n

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\nIn this energy worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by filling in the terms associated with the 15 clues given. Students review the different types of energy sources.\n
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\nLet your creativity run wild. Scholars build a sculpture out of basic materials. These sculptures must be able to move in the wind (from an electric fan). However, they must also withstand the wind enough to not fall over—it's quite the...\n
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\nWhere Do You Put a Wind Farm?\n

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\nThis is not your ordinary farm! Using a case study, small groups study two proposed locations for a wind farm. After researching all the information about the sites, the groups choose a site. Each team member writes up the proposal...\n
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\nHumans and Energy: Crash Course World History 207\n

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\nIs flipping a switch and lighting up a room normal or miraculous? It depends where—and when—you live. Crash Course World History covers historical uses of energy, current uses of energy, and the possible future uses of energy with an...\n
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\nEnergy Sources\n

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\nStudents explore a variety of sources and types of energy. The difference between energy for a person and energy for an automobile are examined. Efficiency and care for the environment are included in this experience.\n
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