Energy Resources Unit Overview 2013-2014

Day 1 of 3

Welcome Back!Review expectations & procedures You are expected to be kind, fair, and a teacher to others in need Follow rules and guidelines set up in the classroom and on campus

Set up journal Unit Page with labeled “BAM” tape TOC (Table of Contents)

1. Energy Vocabulary 1/7

Prepare page for vocab – definitions will be filled in with the PPT1. Energy Resources2. Renewable Energy Resource3. Non-Renewable Energy Resource4. Fossil Fuels

Energy Resources Targets6.7(A) research and debate the advantages and disadvantages of using coal, oil, natural

gas, nuclear power, biomass, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and solar resources

6.7(B) design a logical plan to manage energy resources in the home, school, or community.

Activities we will be doing in this unit include…

1. Research and debate project About the advantages and disadvantages of using the

following resources for our energy needs coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power, biomass, wind,

hydropower, geothermal and solar

2. Designing a logical plan to manage energy resources in the home, school, and/or community.

We will be making awesome

professional looking posters of

our research.

Start gathering poster supplies

such as poster board, markers,

glitter, etc. for next week.

The poster will be a test grade.

Click here for examples of qualit

y posters

What are energy resources?

Vocabulary

Energy resources – The natural materials we use to satisfy our energy needs such as electricity, transportation, production of goods, etc.

Remember- natural means that it is found on or in the Earth, it was not made by humans

Example- a tree is natural, a wooden fence is manmade

What are some of the energy resources we use?

• Video Renewable Vs. Nonrenewable Resources Video (4:18)

VocabularyRenewable energy resources – energy that

comes from resources which are continually replenished on a human timescale.

(Resources that are made again in a short time)

RENEWABLE RESOURCES

Renewable resources are natural resources that CAN be replenished in a short period of time.

● Solar ● Geothermal● Wind ● Biomass● Hydroelectric (moving water)

VocabularyNon-Renewable energy resources – energy

resources that cannot be replenished (made again) in a short period of time.

Nonrenewable energy sources come out of the ground as liquids, gases, and solids.

NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES

A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which

the resource is consumed.

VocabularyFossil fuels – Nonrenewable resources

formed millions of years ago from dead plants and animals

• Oil• Coal• Natural Gas

• Uranium (Nuclear) is NOT a fossil fuel, but it is nonrenewable.

Activity

• Turn and Talk– Name as many things as you can that use

electricity in your home, out of your home, around the world. Think big.

– Turn off the lights for a minute. Pretend that electricity didn’t exist. Think about it and be ready to discuss.

Turn and Talk

What would life be like without electricity?

Where do we get electricity from?

Where do the power companies get it from?

ActivityCreate the chart on the NEXT CLEAN PAGE! Write the three questions down, leaving three lines between each one.

*** Spend about 5 or so minutes writing down which activities you have done so far today up until this point. *** Tomorrow (Wednesday) you will finish filling out the chart and answer the questions as your warm up.

Energy Consumption in the U.S. in 2009

Oil

Do Americans rely on renewable or nonrenewable resources for their energy needs?

Which resource do Americans use the most? Least?

Draw the pie chart in your notebook.

How have developments in technology over the past 236 years affected

our country’s energy consumption?