After viewing short clips of unfortunate events, your class will consider two sides of a homeowner's court case, and then learn about the Marcellus shale deposit beneath the state of Pennsylvania and the hydraulic fracturing process. In small groups, they take on pro-industry or pro-environment sides, research, and then share their findings. 

Concepts

natural gas

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Additional Tags

fracking, natural gas, environmental concern, science

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Pros

• Explores a real-world situation that uses a recently approved technology
• Raises awareness of environmental concerns
• Provides links to several other related resources
• Meets Next Generation Science Standards in high school earth science

Cons

• The link for the demolition and map of bituminous coal no longer are active; you will need to find similar resources via an online search
• Policy question handouts are not provided; they need to be created before teaching this lesson