- Fuels and Energy: A Comprehensive Study
Summary:
Students explore different forms, sources, and classifications of energy shape the way humans harness, manage, and sustain energy for present and future use.
Learning Objectives:
Instruction in this lesson should result in students achieving the following objectives:
1. Describe various forms of energy, and explain how each can be harnessed for human use.
2. Explain common energy classifications, including sustainable, renewable, and nonrenewable.
3. Identify key sources of energy, and distinguish between inexhaustible and exhaustible sources.
4. Differentiate fuels from energy, and describe how fuels function as energy carriers.
Standards:
NGSS Performance Expectations:
HS-PS3-3
HS-LS2-7
HS-ESS3-2
HS-ESS3-4
CEWD ENR Content Standards (Secondary):
CE.01.02.01.b
EF.01.05.02.a
EF.01.05.02.b
Indiana NLPS Competency Domains:
5229.D1.2
5229.D1.3
5229.D1.4
5229.D1.7
5229.D1.10
- Alternative Energy and Their Environmental Impact
Summary:
Students explore how alternative energy sources help solve environmental problems, and what trade-offs should communities consider when deciding to use them.
Learning Objectives:
Instruction in this lesson should result in students achieving the following objectives:
1. Explain how the green movement has influenced the development and use of renewable energy sources.
2. Define greenhouse gas and identify sources of both naturally occurring and human-produced greenhouse gases.
3. Explain the concept of “net zero” as it relates to atmospheric carbon levels.
4. Distinguish between green energy and renewable energy.
5. Describe positive environmental impacts associated with alternative energy sources.
6. Describe negative environmental impacts associated with alternative energy sources.
Standards:
NGSS Performance Expectations:
HS-PS3-3
HS-LS2-7
HS-ESS3-2
HS-ESS3-4
CEWD ENR Content Standards (Secondary):
CE.01.03.02.c
EF.01.05.02.c
EF.01.05.03.c
ERD.01.05.02.b
RE.01.02.01.a
Indiana NLPS Competency Domains:
5229.D1.1
5229.D1.5
5229.D1.6
5229.D1.8
5229.D1.9
5229.D8.5
- The Role of Green Energy in Modern Agriculture
Summary:
Students examine how green energy can help make agricultural production more sustainable, and what trade-offs do producers face when deciding whether to adopt it.
Learning Objectives:
Instruction in this lesson should result in students achieving the following objectives:
1. Identify energy inputs used by producers in agricultural production.
2. Explain the potential benefits of using green energy in agriculture for both producers and consumers.
3. Discuss economic and practical challenges that agricultural producers may face when adopting green energy technologies.
Standards:
NGSS Performance Expectations:
HS-PS3-3
HS-ESS3-2
CEWD ENR Content Standards (Secondary):
RE.01.02.01.c
CE.01.02.01.b
Indiana NLPS Competency Domains:
5229.D1.11
5229.D1.12
5229.D8.2