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Renewable Energy Action Project: What's in Your Energy Portfolio? Lesson PlanRenewable Energy Action Project: What's in Your Energy Portfolio? Lesson Plan
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Energy for Keeps
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6th - 8th
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Renewable Energy Action Project: What's in Your Energy Portfolio?

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Uncover the renewable energy potential in your region. The activity outlines an approach to research current practices and trends. Learners conduct surveys to assess the attitudes of the local population and prepare a paper summarizing their findings.

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Concepts

electricity, generating electricity, renewable energy sources, surveys, data analysis

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Consider teaming with the math department to create an interdisciplinary lesson
  • Have individuals draft their own letters as means of assessment at the end of the project

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a collection of resources to research local energy practices such as electricity bills and information from city hall

Pros

  • Includes ideas for extension and differentiation
  • Provides a student handout to help plan and organize the week-long project

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  • None

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