Hydropower

Informative Writing: Where Does Energy Come From?

Grades:

3-8

Unit:

Lesson Number:

Description:

This lesson is a (stand alone or in-unit) guided non-fiction research and writing project, which includes a differentiated choice menu and list of ideas for publishing the completed project. Each student will choose one of ten energy sources to research,...

Energy Content:

Biomass Energy,

Electrical Energy,

Electricity Generation,

Energy Fundamentals,

Fuels,

Geothermal Energy,

Hydrogen,

Hydropower,

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion,

Solar Photovoltaic,

Solar Thermal,

Sources of Energy,

Tidal Energy,

Wave Energy,

Wind Energy

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Learning Goal(s):

Students will understand ten renewable and non-renewable energy sources on the earth.Students will learn the locations of different energy sources on the earth.Students will learn the history of energy sources and how they have been used by humans.Students will learn about innovations and inventions used to find, recover, store and release energy for human consumption.

Pedagogy & Practice:

Research-Secondary

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:

1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems,

7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence,

8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Author:

Lisa Morgan

Relevant NGSS PE:

4-PS3-2,

4-PS3-3,

4-PS3-4,

4-ESS3-1,

3-5-ETS1-1,

3-5-ETS1-2,

3-5-ETS1-3

Other Subjects Covered:

ELA: Informational Text,

ELA: Reading: Scientific & Technical,

ELA: Writing,

ELA: Vocabulary Development

Estimated Activity Length:

10 hours

What is Our Plan?

Grades:

9-12

Unit:

50 Year Energy Plan

Lesson Number:

Description:

With all the pieces in place, this Unit’s final lesson asks students to code a spreadsheet that calculates and mathematically predicts the environmental impacts of different energy sources and strategies over a 50 year timespan. Divided into five...

Energy Content:

Batteries & Storage,

Biomass Energy,

Electrical Grid (Transmission & Distribution),

Hydropower,

Solar Photovoltaic,

Sources of Energy,

Wind Energy

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Learning Goal(s):

1. Students utilize their knowledge of energy’s impact on global systems as well as the process of energy generation in order to inform their development of a 50-year Energy Plan divided into decades.

Pedagogy & Practice:

Engineering Design,

Group Work/Collaboration,

Place-Based Learning,

Project-Based Learning

NGSS Science and Engineering Practices:

5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking,

6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions,

7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Author:

Bradford Hill

Relevant NGSS PE: