This 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 defending their choice. This is lesson 18 in a 19-part series.

Concepts

wind turbines, wind energy, alternative energy sources

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Instruct groups to come up with their own decision matrices to score the sites
• Have groups develop a presentation that will be used to promote their site choice to the community

Classroom Considerations

• Print the site packets in color

Pros

• The case study sets the stage of what a company must do to choose a site
• There is more than one correct answer; it is based upon the groups' interpretations of the information provided

Cons

• No scoring rubric or suggestions are provided to grade the essay