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Renewable Energy Lesson 2

Friday, 16 November 2007 @ 19:18 GMT

Aim

Learn the names of different Renewable energy sources.

Skills

Team Work

Independent learner

Ability to work to deadlines

Key Words Biomass, solar panel, dam, sea snake, tidal energy

Starter

Discuss with your group Teacher about how we need to find new ways to make electricity owing to:

a) fossil fuels running out;

b) pollution.

We are now producing some of our electricity, heating and hot water using forms of energy that do not run out, provided by sources such as the weather, plants and the sun.

Main Activity

Red Read through with your group teacher pages 25 - 30 of you energy project booklet

Amber Read through on your own pages 25 - 30 of you energy project booklet

Green Read pages 23 - 38 of you energy project booklet

Using the information choose 1 renewable energy source and create a factoids (small chuncks, snips of information, diagrams and pictures)about your chosen energy.

Plenary

As a group you need to put all your factiods together to create a wall display about Renewable energy resources.

Examples of Work

Amber group

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Green Group

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Red Group

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Tags: Energy Project, KS3, Plaza

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