Kesler Science Station Lab – Renewable Resources – Teacher Directions Explore It! – I will spend much of my time at this station making sure students are understanding the concepts. You will only need the cards included in this file. This is a great station to hang out at to clear up any misconceptions. Illustrate It! – Make sure to include colored pencils or crayons at this station. Read It! – Print several different copies (I use 6) of the reading passage so that multiple students can read at different paces Watch It! – The video is on YouTube and my Google drive. Use YouTube unless your school is blocked. The original link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhEGS1zsA po -‐ part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W6S3FA-‐ C6U -‐ part 2 Note that both URL’s are case-sensitive. Organize It! – All of the cards are included for this station. ONLY CUT OUT THE 10 DESCRIPTIONS. Leave the headers and energy types intact. Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. I like to label the backs with set numbers because they will get mixed up. Place this one next to the Explore It! Station. Write It! – Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. Research It! – The goo.gl link on the task card is case-sensitive. The original link is http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/intera ctives/science/energy/advantages/ Assess It! – Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. If I grade anything I usually take a close look at the answers from this station. Write It! Station Directions It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station. -Read It! -Explore It! -Watch It! -Research It! Answer each of the task card questions on the lab sheet in complete sentences. ©KeslerScience.com How are renewable resources different from nonrenewable resources? ©KeslerScience.com Pretend the coastal town of Galveston, TX has decided to install new wave generators on all its beaches to create energy for the entire island. What disadvantages might arise? © K eslerScience.com Why do you think the world has not moved over to be 100% dependent on renewable energy? © K eslerScience.com Assess It! Station Directions It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station. -Read It! -Explore It! -Watch It! -Research It! Each member will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Assess It! section. ©KeslerScience.com What is a disadvantage of hydropower energy? Which is an advantage of biomass energy? A. B. C. D. It’s a ‘clean’ energy Farmers opt to grow biofuel crops instead of other types of foods. It creates greenhouse gases when burned There will always be waste produced that can be used for energy ©KeslerScience.com A. Dams can have a massive negative impact on the ecosystem B. It’s good for salmon who swim upstream to spawn C. Hydropower is a clean energy D. There is plenty of water and it will never run out ©KeslerScience.com What is the best description for a renewable resource? A. B. C. D. A resource that can only be used once Oil, Natural gas, and Coal are all examples of renewable resources A resource that will eventually run out A resource that can be replaced naturally and reused again. ©KeslerScience.com Which renewable energy has the disadvantage of polluting the atmosphere when burned ? A. B. C. D. Solar Geothermal Biomass Wind ©KeslerScience.com Read It! Station Directions Each member of the group will read the passage and answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Read It! section. It is important to remember that the answers will come directly from the reading passage. ©KeslerScience.com And as coal and oil supplies get used up, their prices get higher. The equipment to collect and use solar and wind energy, such as solar panels and wind turbines, also costs money. But when you think about the resource being free, the total cost of using solar and wind energy can make them smart choices. The rewards are greater since solar and wind energy do not pollute our planet. The sun shines every day for all of us, free of charge. And the wind blows for free. But non-renewable energy sources can cost a lot of money to find and move. We must take the fossil fuels from the ground and ship them long distances to places where they can be used. Oil must be refined before it can be used. This is expensive. We also have to pay to clean up the pollution they cause. Scientists estimate that states like Texas could meet half of its needs for electricity by not wasting any and with renewable energy. That is a lot of efficient washing machines, computers, streetlights and TVs that use wind and solar power. Other renewable energy sources almost always cause less pollution than fossil fuels or nuclear power plants. Biomass, for example, is a fuel that comes from things that were once living, like wood or garbage. It is one of the renewable energy sources that makes less pollution. Fossil fuel power plants that make electricity can pollute the air and water. Coal emits smoke and chemicals when it is burned to make electricity. Nuclear power plants create radioactive waste that is dangerous for thousands of years. Gasoline burned in our cars causes smog. Even natural gas adds to our pollution problems. Some renewable energy sources, such as wind and sunshine, do not emit smoke or create pollution when they are used. Every time you fly a kite or hang your swimsuit out to dry, you are using two renewable energy sources, the wind and the sun. Why are these energy sources renewable? Because sunshine and wind are always around us. These energy sources will not run out. Every morning, the sun rises. And every day the wind blows. It may be a calm, cloudy day where you live, but the sun is shining and the wind is blowing other places around the world. Renewable Resources Some have accused this article of being biased, or one-sided. What evidence proves that? A. B. C. D. It speaks the full truth about renewable energy It does not provide any advantages to nonrenewable resources, even though there are some It makes a balanced argument for both types of energy It’s possible that it was written by someone in the oil industry. Which is an advantage of solar and wind energy mentioned in the article? A. B. C. D. ©KeslerScience.com ©KeslerScience.com How are wind and solar energy better than oil and coal energy? A. They can only be found near the equator B. They cause more greenhouse gases than oil and coal C. They are cheaper to produce D. They are both free and won’t run out. ©KeslerScience.com Both created greenhouse gases Both are abundant and always present somewhere on Earth The wind will eventually run out and the Sun will stop Wind and solar energy are expensive What will happen to prices of solar and wind energy production as the technology improves and more people begin to use it? A. B. C. D. It will get more expensive It will get cheaper It will not change Prices are not impacted by supply and demand ©KeslerScience.com Watch It! Station Directions Each member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1 Complete the task cards in order. Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Watch It! section of the lab sheet. ©KeslerScience.com Flash drive: Renewable Energy Resources Part 1 1. Answer questions from cards #2-3 on your lab sheet. According to the video, what are the advantages and disadvantages of wind energy? Watch the SECOND video. Flash drive: Renewable Energy Resources Part 2 How can water be used as a renewable resource? What are some disadvantages to using water as a renewable energy? According to the video, what are the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy? Research It! Station Directions Each member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1 Complete the task cards in order. Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Research It! section. 1. Go to http:// www.childrensuniversity.manchester. ac.uk/interactives/science/energy/ advantages/ 2. Click on the Hydropower, Biomass, Geothermal nonrenewable resources. 3. List 2 advantages and disadvantages of each on your lab sheet. ©KeslerScience.com Explore It! Station Directions One member of the group will read the task cards in order. The group will be responsible for completing each of the tasks that are being read. Each member of the group will then write their conclusions down on the lab sheet in the Explore It! section. ©KeslerScience.com Renewable resources are resources that can be replaced naturally and reused again. 1. 2. Each of the statement cards is either an advantage or disadvantage of a particular resource. Try to match them with the correct energy type. Put the advantage on TOP of the resource and the disadvantage on the BOTTOM. ©KeslerScience.com Correct your answers using the following cards. Solar Advantages: Sun will always be there in our lifetime Available in remote areas around the world Disadvantages: - Not available during rainy or cloudy days ©KeslerScience.com Biomass Wind Advantages: We need a lot of turbines to generate electricity Free and produces no greenhouse gas Disadvantages: - Some people don’t like the way turbines look and they may be dangerous to birds ©KeslerScience.com Advantages: - We can find waste everywhere and shouldn’t run out - Can be used as an energy source that otherwise may be thrown away Disadvantages: - Creates greenhouse gases when burned Hydropower Geothermal Advantages: Water is dependent on rain Free renewable resource as long as it flows Disadvantages: - Water has to be flowing and dams could damage the ecosystem ©KeslerScience.com On your lab sheet list 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage of each of the energy resources. Advantages: Harmful minerals may come up from the ground Resource from within the Earth that is free and will never run out. Disadvantages: Not many place to build a plant Geothermal Biomass Solar Energy Wind Energy Hydropower The Sun will always be there in our lifetime. Available in remote areas all around the world. Not available during rain or a particularly cloudy day. We need a lot of turbines to make electricity Free resource that produces no greenhouse gases. Some people don’t like the way the turbines look. May be dangerous to birds. We can find waste everywhere and shouldn’t run out Can be used as an energy Creates greenhouse gases source that may otherwise when burned. be thrown away. Water flow is dependent on rain Free renewable resource as long as it’s flowing. Water has to be flowing and dams could damage the ecosystem. Harmful minerals and gases may come up from the ground Resource from within the Earth that is free and will never run out. There are not many places where a plant can be built. Illustrate It! Station Directions Each member of the group will draw a quick sketch on the lab sheet that shows they understand the concept being taught. Use the colored pencils and markers that are provided. The directions for the sketch are provided on the task card at the table. ©KeslerScience.com Illustrate It! Station Directions Use the colored pencils to draw a 3 different pictures that illustrate the 1 advantage and 1 disadvantage of the following energy types: - Solar Wind Hydroelectric ©KeslerScience.com Organize It! Station Directions It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station. -Read It! -Explore It! -Watch It! -Research It! Each group will organize the cards. Each of the cards will be used. Have your teacher sign off you your Organize it section after it has been checked. Please mix up the cards again before the next group arrives at this station. ©KeslerScience.com Only cut out the 8 descriptions. Leave the headers and resources intact. Advantages Disadvantages Solar Available in remote areas all around the world. Not available during rain or a particularly cloudy day. Wind Free resource that produces no greenhouse gases. Some people don’t like the way the turbines look. May be dangerous to birds. Biomass Can be used as an energy Creates greenhouse gases source that may otherwise when burned. be thrown away. Hydropower Free renewable resource as it’s flowing. Water has to be flowing and dams could damage the ecosystem. Geothermal Resource from within the Earth that is free and will never run out. There are not many places where a plant can be built. ©KeslerScience.com Disadvantages: Geothermal Advantages: Disadvantages: Hydropower Advantages: Disadvantages: Biomass Advantages: Name_______________________ Task Card #1: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Task Card #2: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Task Card #3: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Write It! Disadvantages: Wind Advantages: Disadvantages: Solar Advantages: Explore It! Renewable Resources Organize It! Disadvantage: Hydroelectric Advantages: ©KeslerScience.com Disadvantage: Disadvantage: #2_____ #4_____ Geothermal Advantages: #1_____ #3_____ Read It! Name_______________________ Biomass Advantages: #2_____ #4_____ Research It! #1_____ #3_____ Assess It! Illustrate It! Renewable Resources Name_______________________ ©KeslerScience.com Task Card #2: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Task Card #3: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Task Card #4: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Watch It! Renewable Resources
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