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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
| Energy Resources - Human Use |
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Wisconsin Energy Statistics (web based
publication)
Source: Wisconsin Office of Energy
Independence and
Quan Banh, Prentice School District
Web site
Worksheet (MS Word)
Every year Wisconsin publishes energy data
including consumption, generation, renewable energy, prices, and
expenditures in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Office of Energy
Independence (OEI) publishes this book as the foundation for
evaluating energy activities and trends in Wisconsin. Students
can use the charts and graphs to study and compare the data. The
worksheet can be updated each year to reflect the latest data.
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Xcel Energy Guest Speaker
Source:
Xcel Energy
Tina Ball works with the Education Outreach
Program at Xcel Energy. She will visit schools within Xcel's
service territory (everything west of Marathon City to the WI/MN
border, south to LaCrosse and north to Lake Superior. Tina is
located in Eau Claire) and present on energy resources and how
Xcel Energy is working to promote energy efficiency across its
service area.Contact Tina Ball by calling 1-800-328-8226:
Corporate Information, Employees & Departments or emailing
christine.m.ball@xcelenergy.com |
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