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Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy ActivityRenewable and Nonrenewable Energy Activity
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Society of Petroleum Engineers
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2nd - 10th
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Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

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Energize an environmental science unit on natural resources with this collection of instructional materials. From simple coloring sheets for primary grade children, to guiding questions for a high school research report, a wide variety of worksheets and activities are provided that engage children in learning about renewable and non-renewable energy.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

non-renewable energy, nuclear energy, hydroelectric power, solar energy, natural resources, geothermal energy, wind energy, energy conservation, petroleum, oil, coal, fossil fuels, non-renewable resources, renewable energy sources, renewable resources, coal energy

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Supplement these materials into a lesson series on energy resources in elementary, middle, or even high school
  • Use the Consider Vehicle Costs worksheet to create a project in which high schoolers research and evaluate the cost of having their dream car
  • If you have computers in your classroom, use the scavenger hunt activity as a science learning center

Pros

  • Includes an activity that models how fossils and fossil fuels are created
  • Scavenger hunt activity includes links to websites that offer answers to each question
  • Answer keys are provided for the different worksheets

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.3.3 RI.3.4 RI.4.3 RI.4.4 RI.4.9 RI.5.3 RI.5.4 RI.5.9 W.4.4 W.5.4 L.1.6 L.2.6 L.3.6 L.4.6 L.5.6 RI.6.4 RI.7.4 RI.8.4 W.6.2.a W.6.4 W.7.2.a W.7.4 W.8.2.a W.8.4 W.9-10.2.a W.9-10.4 L.6.6 L.7.6 L.8.6 L.9-10.6 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4

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