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Energy
for the Future: What resources should we use?
Summary: This activity allows you to investigate
alternative energy sources for their Neighborhood of the Future.
Introduction:
Traditional energy
resources that are commonly used today are rapidly disappearing.
Many of these sources also produce a high level of pollution
and waste. Several alternative sources of energy offer a promise
of cleaner and more efficient production of energy. In this activity
you will research on the web some of these possible solutions
for the energy needs of the future.
Materials:
Classroom Management:
Students will need to research
on the web or in the library. They should be reminded to create
bookmarks (or favorites) for the sites that they discover in
any searches so that they can share their findings with the class.
Activity Steps:
1. Consider whether or not the
energy sources you are using now will need to be supplemented
or altogether changed one hundred years from now. If your neighborhood is already using energy
in a sustainable way, you might spend the class time joining
another classroom in another part of the world, one that, for
example, has more pressure to increase its energy resources.
2. Discuss within your group
possible energy sources. Which are reasonable for your neighborhood
to use? Alternatives might include:
- ocean or wave - Are you near the
ocean?
- wind - Do you have wind to harness?
- sun - How many solar heating days
do you have?
- chemical reactions - Are there
biogas plants nearby etc.
3. Suggested Web sites on sustainable
energy include:
Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC)
http://www.eren.doe.gov/
Ask
an Energy Expert
http://www.eren.doe.gov/menus/energyex.html
Have the students investigate alternate
sources of energy.
Planet
Energy
http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/ed_pack/7-11.html
Renewables
Slide Show for downloading http://www.energyed.ecw.org/resources.html
Solar
power education
http://www.web.net/~sunwind/
Solar
Energy
http://www.seref.org/index2.html
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