Renewable Energy Presentation

This week students will be responsible for explaining to others how one of these renewable energy sources works.  Students will need to make a hand out to share and be ready to present on Monday.

Biomass
Geothermal
Wind
Solar
Hydro
Tidal


You are going to become an expert on one of these energy sources and present to the class on Monday.  You will need to create a handout that answer the following questions:

1. Where does it come from? How does this source create energy? (40-60 words). Be prepared to diagram on the board how your energy is produced.
2. What are the advantages of this energy source? (40-60 words)
3. What are the disadvantages of this energy source? (40-60 words)
4. Do you think this energy source is a good choice for the United State over the next 50 years?  Is it a good source of energy for Maine? Why or why not? (40-60 words)
5. Citations: Include a list of the websites where you got your information.

Here are some sites to get you started:
Children's University: How do we make electricity? 
Oracle ThinkQuest: Energy Sources
Chewonki Renewable Energy Poster
Energy Kids: US EIA
Efficiency Maine

Electricity Source Notes

The four biggest sources of electricity in the US are Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear, and Hydropower.

Link to Notes

Coal 50%

Natural Gas 23%

Nuclear 20%

Hydropower 7%

video

Inservice Day

Enjoy the four day weekend

Interactive Energy

I will be out of the classroom but in the building on Thursdays and Friday.

Thursday
Read the "Sources of Energy" passage and answer the questions.  Then complete the Energy Webquest using the links on this page.  Hand it in at the end of class.

How do we make Energy

Advantages and Disadvantages

Wind Power Interactive




On Friday we will watch a video
Earth Operators manual 

Students Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y2FYXQL

Potential and Kinetic

Potential Energy - Stored energy (stretched rubber band)
Kinetic Energy - Energy from movement (Shot rubber band)

Potential Energy

Energy and Oil

 Energy Notes


Oil formation animation

Human Foot Print Response

The focus of the Human Footprint video is on the consumption by the average US citizen.  You will write a response to the video that will be a minimum of 250 words.

Part 1 Consumption:

·      What does it mean to be a consumer? 

·      How are you a global consumer?  Use two items from the video that are made from global resources.

·      What does it mean to be a responsible consumer?

Part 2:  Big Resources

·      Compare US vs. World consumption of goods/resources

o    Use CO₂ production and two other facts from the video

o    How does the average US person compare to similar countries like Canada or England.

o     How do we compare to countries that are less similar?

Part 3: Your Choices

·      Write about some things you can do as a teenage consumer that can lessen your global footprint.

Human Foot Print Reflection

 PART 2
Use the sites below to compare the US consumption of resources with other countries.


Are we the biggest consumer of the resource per person?
Are we the biggest consumer of resourcs by country?

Beef

Water Use

Tons of Coal
Coal per Country

Liters of Gasoline

Cell phone per person


Cars per person

Maine Energy

Maine Energy Use

Comparative Energy Ese

Oil Facts Link

Use of oil by country.  The darker the color the more oil use.