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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.
Additional Prerequisites
This is a great introduction to renewable and nonrenewable energy. No background knowledge is required.
Differentiation
Science classes could 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.
Other resources on this topic include this Newsela article on the advantages and disadvantages of nonrenewable energy sources, 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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