Lesson 17 Pollution and Conservation: Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

Greetings!

Our very last focus in the pollution and conservation unit has to do with energy. You have already seen in the dialogue cards from the 3 R’s that we can conserve (or cut back on) energy use. But why should we be aware of where our energy comes from? Let’s watch the video below to see how use of energy impacts our environment.

 

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Visual

Click on the video below.

 

 

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Assignment

Respond to the following questions on the Discussion Board:

1. Which form of renewable energy do you think would be most effective if your town was to choose one for a power source for local citizens?
2. What could be the potential benefits of having this renewable energy come to your town? What could be the potential drawbacks (negative sides)?

 

Click NEXT to go to the Discussion Board.

 

 

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