Energy Sciences

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 19.04.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background
  3. Rationale
  4. Content Background
  5. Fossil Fuels and Energy Use
  6. Renewable Energy
  7. Solar
  8. Wind
  9. Hydroelectric
  10. Geothermal
  11. Strategies
  12. Activities
  13. Endnotes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Teacher Resources
  16. Appendix

My Future, My Home: Building a Greener House for Tomorrow

Melissa Duran

Published September 2019

Tools for this Unit:

Teacher Resources

Global Warming Demonstration

www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/global-warming-demonstration/

Why Melting Glaciers matter to coasts - a demonstration with land ice versus sea ice.

https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=2EAFFECC-E1F4-DF0B-5EB0EFF45020AECA

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/whats-causing-sea-level-rise-land-ice-vs-sea-ice/

Keeling Curve (Atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa)

https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/full.html

Lesson plan - What's causing temperatures to increase in the fictitious town of Solutionville and around the globe? 

https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/the-heat-is-on-cause-and-effect-and-climate

Fossil Fuels:  Chocolate Chip Mining Activity

https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/fossil-fuels-chocolate-chip-mining

Carbon Footprint and Ecological Handprint Handprints

http://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/climate-friendly-schools/resources-for-schools/

A map showing potential sea level rise

https://seeing.climatecentral.org/#9/37.3036/-122.0540?show=lockinAnimated&level=0&unit=feet&pois=hide

Look up your state to see what disasters your state is in danger of.

https://statesatrisk.org/california

An online footprint calculator that will tell you how many Earths it would take to sustain your needs if everyone lived like you.

https://www.footprintcalculator.org

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