ES Module 18 : Renewable Energy Alternatives
Lesson 1 : Biomass and Geothermal EnergyStandard(s): SC.912.L.17.11 Evaluate the costs and benefits of renewable and nonrenewable resources, such as water, energy, fossil fuels, wildlife, and forests.
Objective(s): (1) Explain the benefits and current status of renewable energy resources; (2) Define biomass energy and explain how it is used; (3) Describe how geothermal energy is harnessed and used. Essential Question: How can we use biomass energy and geothermal energy? Vocabulary: biomass energy, biofuel, biopower, geothermal energy Assignments: Cornell Notes 18-1; Biomass and Geothermal Energy IP |
Lesson 2 : Alternative Energy ResourcesStandard(s): SC.912.L.17.11 Evaluate the costs and benefits of renewable and nonrenewable resources, such as water, energy, fossil fuels, wildlife, and forests.
Objective(s): (1) Explain how water, the sun, wind and hydrogen can all be used to generate electricity; (2) Identify the costs and benefits of hydropower, solar power, wind power and hydrogen fuel, (3) Explain the various technologies utilize water, solar, wind and hydrogen power. Essential Question: What are the potential uses and limitations of renewable energy sources? Vocabulary: hydropower, tidal energy, ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), passive solar heating, active solar heating, flat-plate solar collector, photovoltaic (PV) cell, wind turbine, wind farm, electrolysis, fuel cell. Assignments: Cornell Notes 18-2; Alternative Energy Resources IP |