Renewable energy originally found application more than 790,000 years ago. A relevant and engaging lesson explains some of the current options for renewable energy. Technology changes quickly and many different options provide hope for moving away from fossil fuels.

Concepts

renewable energy sources, solar panels, solar energy, electrical energy, geothermal energy, wind energy

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Research a local electric provider's options for solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and wind energy
• Graph the change in various energy sources used in your area over time

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of fossil fuels

Pros

• Provides discussion questions to accompany the video
• Includes a handout highlighting vocabulary

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4