Students will learn about renewable and nonrenewable sources, ways they use energy in their everyday lives, and ways to conserve energy.
Step 1 - Inquire: Students learn the definition of energy and brainstorm about their own energy use.
Step 2 - Investigate: Students learn about renewable and nonrenewable energy and complete an energy sort.
Step 3 - Inspire: Students learn how energy relates to water, gasoline, cooking, electricity, and AC/heat. Students begin filling in their energy audits.
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Additional Prerequisites
Differentiation
The lesson allows students to explore the differences between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources and to analyze U.S. energy data to broaden their understanding on carbon footprint from the energy sector. There are no scientific misconceptions in the lesson, and all materials are properly sourced. Thus, this lesson has passed our science credibility process.