This unit overview is designed for a eighth grade level about the five renewable energies. This unit overview has four days of lesson plan ideas and activities with one day of a lesson plan. The purpose of this unit is to inform students about the five renewable resources and the pros and cons of each resource. The students are able to use the information that they have learned to answer the question, which resource is best for Arizona. The students are able to make this decision by learning about each renewable resource and their pros and cons in the five days.
Five day overview
Day #1 Ways of generating electricity. What is Biomass?
Day # 2 What is Geothermal Energy?
Day # 3 What is Wind Energy?
Day # 4 What is Hydroelectric Energy?
Day # 5 What is Solar Energy?
Five day overview
Day #1 Ways of generating electricity. What is Biomass?
Day # 2 What is Geothermal Energy?
Day # 3 What is Wind Energy?
Day # 4 What is Hydroelectric Energy?
Day # 5 What is Solar Energy?