SEEd - Environmental Science
Lesson Plans

Strand ENVS.2: AVAILABILITY AND USE OF NATURAL ENERGY

Energy sources are necessary for human society. Sources of energy can either be renewable or nonrenewable and have varying levels of quantity and proportion. Energy sources originate and are consumed differently. Energy plans provide a way to measure and calculate need and energy consumption in a sustainable way.

Standard ENVS.2.2

Analyze and interpret data to communicate information on the origins, quantity/proportion, and consumption of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources. Examples of renewable energy sources could include wind, solar, geothermal, biofuel, or tidal. Examples of non-renewable energy sources could include fossil fuels and nuclear energy.

• NOVA Energy Lab Lesson Plan
  In this media-rich lesson plan from NOVA Labs, students use short videos to explore the following topics: what energy is, how it can be converted into useful forms, and why some sources are running low. Students also investigate alternative energies and how energy is stored and transported. The research challenge allows students to use scientific data to design their own renewable energy plans for a real cities and compete with others to produce the most power. Students use maps, graphs, and weather data to assess the energy potential of various locations and benefits of using renewable energy in different regions of the country.

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