The video is an informative introduction to nonrenewable energy sources.
The video encourages students to pay attention to their personal energy use and where the energy comes from.
Prerequisites
This is a great introduction to renewable and nonrenewable energy. No background knowledge is required.
Differentiation & Implementation
Science classes can use this resource with the next video in the series for lessons on energy sources, fossil fuels, nuclear energy, or renewable versus nonrenewable energy.
This resource pairs well with this Khan Academy video on greenhouse gas emissions and the greenhouse effect.
This video and text on the impact of nonrenewable energy sources on the environment, this video on what would happen if we burned all the fossil fuels, and this NOVA Labs video on the need for renewable energy.
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