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Lights at Night Webquest ActivityLights at Night Webquest Activity
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences
Resource Details
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
2 more...
Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
WebQuest
Internet Access
Year
2020
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Lights at Night Webquest

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This Lights at Night Webquest activity also includes:
  • Lights at Night Interactive
  • Mitigation Simulator
  • CoolClimate Carbon Footprint Calculator
  • What You Need to Know About Energy
  • Rubric
  • Worksheet
  • Answer Key
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Help learners find ways to become more efficient energy consumers. To start, individuals research how different countries address energy efficiency and then analyze their own carbon footprint. They use their research to identify ways to reduce their own energy consumption and help counteract climate change.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

climate change, carbon footprints, carbon emissions

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have pupils complete the carbon footprint activity with a family member to create discussion

Classroom Considerations

  • Builds on a previous understanding of the greenhouse effect
  • Provide individual Internet-enabled devices to complete the WebQuest

Pros

  • Includes sample answers
  • Provides links to resources for research

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.8.8 SL.8.5 RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.7 RST.6-8.8 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.8 RST.11-12.1 RST.11-12.2 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.8 RST.11-12.9 WHST.6-8.1.a WHST.6-8.7 WHST.6-8.8 WHST.6-8.9 WHST.9-10.7 WHST.11-12.7 MP2 MP4 6.RP.A.1 6.RP.A.3.a 6.EE.B.6 7.RP.A.2.a 7.EE.B.3 7.EE.B.4.a 7.SP.A.1 HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.2 HSN-Q.A.3

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