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Energy Sources and Use
This lesson will help students to distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy, investigate a variety of renewable energy resources and compare the benefits and drawbacks of each. Students will use internet resources to investigate and compare alternative sources of energy. It is presumed that students have some basic prior understanding of the concept of energy.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lesson plan
Subject:
  • Environmental science
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright AAAS 2002. All rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-005-550
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Systems, order, and organization
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Sci. / tech. in local challenges
        • Types of resources
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'Science Netlinks'
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science NetLinks


Publisher: MarcoPolo Education Foundation