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Framework
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Topic outline
Click the linked topics below for additional
resources
| Energy Resources |
| 1. Renewable/nonrenewable sources |
a. Examples
- coal, oil, natural gas,
nuclear,
solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, biomass, tidal
b. Benefits and limitations
c. Projected reserves/availability |
| 2. Human Use |
a. Historical use
b. Community sectors -
transportation,
agricultural, industrial,
municipal,
commercial, residential,
c. Demands and consumption |
| 3. Effects |
a. Environmental -
pollution,
climate
change,
mining issues, waste management, habitat
destruction
b. Human health
c. Economic
d. Political - war, legislation, border issues |
| 4. Solutions |
a. Technology
b. Projected reserves/availability
c. Demands and consumption
d. Lifestyle changes |
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RESOURCES
| Renewable/nonrenewable sources - Examples - solar |
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100 People: A World Portrait (web site)
Source: Sunpower Foundation
Web site
The SunPower Foundation has created 100 People
Under the Sun, a program that provides classroom lesson plans
and online videos to help students identify the ways they use
energy and investigate the use of solar energy in their
communities. Also find facts such as "if the world were 100
people, 24 would have no access to electricity." |
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Community Solar Projects (web site)
Source: WPPI Energy
Web site:
http://www.wppienergy.org/solar
This website provides
and overview of several buildings around the state using solar
panels to produce electricity. Each location has a description
of the unit used to produce the energy and also output details
on a 24 hour basis. It is relatively easy to find a location
near you and monitor the kilowatt hour produced during any day.
In Wisconsin, we see some great contrasts depending on weather
conditions. The site also includes some good information on
GreenMax homes. |
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Solar Cells (activity and PowerPoint)
Source:
Kristi Hawk, Port Edwards School District
Power
Point
PowerPoint presentation outling how a PV cell works
to collect solar energy and convert it to useable energy. Use in
conjunction with a hands-on exploration of solar cells. |
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Solar Energy Principles and Applications
(activity)
Source: Catalyst Learning Curricula
Activity (PDF) - pages 9/12
Students track the apparent
path of the sun across the sky to discover how solar energy can
best be caputred and used. Images can be collected and used to
introduce the concepts of active and passive solar collection. |
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