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This lesson is designed to help students apply the pollution prevention (P2) concept to the use of energy. It provides guidance and activities that explain renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, and how P2 concepts can be used to conserve energy. This site also offers a fact sheet with background information and the definitions necessary to implement this lesson plan.
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The
Energy
Research
Institute
(TERI)
from
India
supplies
this
global
view
of
energy
sources.
With
a
slant
toward
protecting
the
environment,
EduGreen
is
geared
for
classroom
use,
and
its
use
of
color
and
appealing
icons
makes
navigation
easy.
Renewable,
nonrenewable,
and
nuclear
energy
are
explained
along
with
energy
conservation.
It
also
provides
information
on
biodiversity,
pollution,
and
climatic
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In
this
activity,
students
mine
the
chips
from
chocolate
chip
cookies.
They
weigh
the
cookies
before
and
after
mining,
weigh
the
chips,
and
calculate
the
percent
yield.
This
lab
is
designed
to
give
students
a
better
understanding
of
the
processes
involved
in
harvesting
a
natural
resource
and
the
impact
it
has
on
their
environment
and
community.
Analysis
and
conclusion
questions
focus
on
the
fact
that
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In
this
lesson
students
will:
identify
physical
features
that
have
influenced
development
within
Pennsylvania;
and
predict
and
map
areas
where
development
will
occur
in
the
future.
This
lesson
plan
is
designed
to
accompany
the
Digital
Shaded-Relief
Map
of
Pennsylvania
and
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
Land
Cover
Map,
both
published
by
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
and
the
Pennsylvania
Geological
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This
unit
is
part
of
the
Intel
Corporation
Innovation
in
Education
site,
dedicated
to
integrating
technology
in
classrooms
and
providing
tools
and
resources
for
educators.
In
this
2-week
unit,
students
develop
a
new
school
recycling
plan
complete
with
cost
analysis
and
supporting
data
and
present
this
to
their
principal.
This
unit
contains
a
summary,
curriculum
framing
questions
to
begin
the
unit,
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In
this
lesson,
students
study
the
availability
of
water
on
Earth
and
discuss
methods
that
can
be
used
to
purify
and
conserve
this
critical
resource.
Using
multimedia
interactives,
video,
and
classroom
activities,
they
will
identify
sources
of
fresh
water
available
for
consumption,
understand
the
need
for
water
conservation,
and
compare
the
benefits
and
drawbacks
of
different
water
management
techniques.
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This
resource
provides
information
for
younger
children
on
a
variety
of
aspects
of
energy
use
and
conservation.
A
facts
section
describes
renewable
and
non-renewable
energy
sources
and
ways
energy
can
be
used
or
conserved.
There
is
also
a
selection
of
fun
materials
for
kids,
including
riddles,
puzzles,
a
coloring
book,
suggestions
for
field
trips,
and
an
interactive
timeline
that
provides
information
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Our
primary
energy
sources
today
are
fossil
fuels,
which
are
being
depleted
at
an
alarming
rate.
In
addition
to
the
cost
and
supply
issues,
scientists
have
long
warned
of
the
environmental
damage
caused
by
burning
fossil
fuels.
This
lesson
on
fossil
fuel
depletion
and
renewable
energy
involves
students
in
class
discussion,
research,
data
analysis,
and
a
simulation
activity.
They
will
create
a
project
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In
this
laboratory
exercise,
students
will
design
and
conduct
an
experiment
to
evaluate
the
effect
of
the
presence
of
biodegradable
materials
on
dissolved
oxygen
levels.
They
will
come
to
understand
the
effect
of
biodegradable
pollutants
on
water
quality,
design
and
conduct
an
experiment,
interpret
data,
suggest
additional
studies,
and
preform
serial
dilutions.
The
students
will
discover
that
in
aquatic
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This is part of the California Energy Commission's Energy Quest site. It offers information on such topics as: fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas; hydro power and ocean energy; and nuclear, solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass energy. Also covered are turbines and generators, what electricity is, how energy is sent to users, and how we can decrease the energy we use.
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