Environmental Science Objectives

ABACUS 01-SCES-35

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Objectives:

7. Students will examine aspects of alternative energy sources - origins, safety, benefits, and hazards.

Time Range:
4th Quarter

Suggested Teaching Strategies:
Read chapter 11 about energy sources and alternative energy sources. Have small groups of students research alternative energy resources emphasizing cost effectiveness, history of the development, pollution possibilities, technology issues (is the technology good enough yet to be effective), geographical barriers etc.

Aligned Resources:

• Core Lab 11: Keep the Heat
• Core Lab 12: Energy Audit
• "Nuclear Energy/Nuclear Waste" video in BHS library
• Textbook - Ch. 11

Revision Date:
June 2005