Energy Project

Energy Sources to Investigate:

Your Tasks:

• Choose an energy source to investigate.

• Research your topic independently or with a team member

• Take careful notes as you learn about your topic.

• Find out what percent of the world’s energy comes from your particular area.

• Collaborate with your group to present a 15-20 minute lesson to the class on this energy source.

• After all presentations are complete, make a prediction about what percent of the world’s energy will come from each source in the future.

Presentation Requirements:

• Everyone must participate

• Tell what the source is, interesting facts about it, how it works, its advantages, and its disadvantages

• Use visual aids (posters, overhead transparencies, diagrams, models, demonstrations, etc.)

Energy Hot Links:

• Energy Quest

• Dr. E's Energy Lab

• Renewable Energy

• Nonrenewable Energy

• Woodheat.org

• Burning Issues

• U. S. Department of Energy Kidzone

• National Hydropower Association

• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network

• Energy Information Administration Kid's Page