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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Mission Possible
Lesson Description:
Mission possible: energy trade-offs is a cooperative learning activity in which intermediate and secondary students evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the energy sources used to generate electricity by developing energy plans for a fictitious country and presenting the plans to the class. several options with different levels of difficulty are provided for the activity. the activity includes a limited number of variables and is not intended to reflect the realities of the global or national economies.
Mission possible: energy trade-offs is a cooperative learning activity in which intermediate and secondary students evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the energy sources used to generate electricity by developing energy plans for a fictitious country and presenting the plans to the class. several options with different levels of difficulty are provided for the activity. the activity includes a limited number of variables and is not intended to reflect the realities of the global or national economies.
Lesson Type:
- Discussion
- Project
Sustainability Topic:
- Energy
GEF Program Category:
- Green Energy Challenge
Time Needed:
5-7 class periods
5-7 class periods
Standards Addressed:
- Intermediate (grades 4-8) standard e: science and technology
- Intermediate-f: science in personal and social perspectives
- Secondary (grades 9-12) standard e: science and technology
- Secondary-f: science in personal and social perspectives
Materials Needed:
- Computer with internet access
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Need
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Need
School or Group:
Need
Need
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Science
