Energy Resources Gifted Earth Science Research Project
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§ Your group will produce one of the following products:
1. PowerPoint presentation
§ Choose one of the following topic:
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Solar Energy |
Wind Energy |
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Nuclear Energy |
Fossil Fuels |
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Bio/Geothermal Energy |
Water Energy |
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Humans cause Climate change |
Humans do not cause climate change |
Energy Conservation |
A Sustainable Future |
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Sustainable Future Research Project
Each group will be assigned a topic concerning energy resources or similar concepts that could impact our future. Each group will research this topic and create a PowerPoint that will explain this topic to the class. The group will present this to the class as a part of a lesson. The emphasis on this lesson should be on how this topic either solves problems for us or creates problems for us. The group must come up with solutions that might possibly involve the topics being presented by the other groups. The group will be graded according to the usual rubric.
· 12 content slide limit! Since you are limited to 12, make them good ones. Title and sources slides do not count against your limit.
· 5-8 minute presentation.
· You will present Wednesday, 20 May.
· Have fun!
Wind Power
· advantages
· disadvantages/history
· how is it used/examples
· how can this affect our future
Nuclear Power
· advantages
· disadvantages
· history
· how is it used/examples
· how can this affect our future
Fossil Fuels
· advantages
· disadvantages
· history
· how is it used/examples
· how can this affect our future
Geothermal and Bio-energy
· advantages
· disadvantages
· history
· how is it used/examples
· how can this affect our future
Water Power
· advantages
· disadvantages
· history (water cycle)
· how is it used/examples
· how can this affect our future
Solar Power
· advantages
· disadvantages
· history
· how is it used/examples
· how can this affect our future
Global warming
· causes
· effects
· history
· what can we do about it /examples
· how can this affect our future
Deforestation
· causes
· effects
· history
· what can we do about it/examples
· how can this affect our future
Resources:
¨ Energy Forever series
¨ E-library
¨ www.dlese.org
¨ www.howstuffworks.com
¨ www.sciencenewsforkids.com
¨ textbooks
