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Renewable Fuels StudyJam

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Renewable Fuels StudyJam

URL:

https://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/energy-light-sound/renewable-fuels.htm

Content Source:

Other
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Type:

Interactive/Game

Overview:

Renewable fuels are energy resources that can be replaced in a reasonable amount of time. They are sometimes called alternative fuels because they offer an alternative to fossil fuels, which cannot be replaced.

The classroom resource provides a video that will explain how gravity and inertia work together to keep the planets in our solar system revolving around the sun. This resource can provide background information for students before they create their own models. There is also a short test that can be used to assess students' understanding.

Content Standard(s):

Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: 4

5 ) Compile information to describe how the use of energy derived from natural renewable and nonrenewable resources affects the environment (e.g., constructing dams to harness energy from water, a renewable resource, while causing a loss of animal habitats; burning of fossil fuels, a nonrenewable resource, while causing an increase in air pollution; installing solar panels to harness energy from the sun, a renewable resource, while requiring specialized materials that necessitate mining).

NAEP Framework

NAEP Statement::
E4.6: Some Earth materials have properties either in their present form or after design and modification that make them useful in solving human problems and enhancing the quality of life, as in the case of materials used for building or fuels used for heating and transportation.

NAEP Statement::
E4.7: The Sun warms the land, air, and water and helps plants grow.

Unpacked Content

Scientific And Engineering Practices:

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect

Disciplinary Core Idea: Energy

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Combine information across complex texts and other reliable media to describe how the use of energy derived from natural renewable and nonrenewable resources affects the environments.

Teacher Vocabulary:

natural resources
natural renewable resources
nonrenewable resources
fossil fuels
air pollution
pollution
solar energy
environment
effects
affects
habitat
solar panel
impact
solution
derived
harness

Knowledge:

Students know:

How energy is derived from natural resources.
How energy resources derived from natural resources address human energy needs.
Positive and negative environmental effects of using each energy resource.
The role of technology in improving or mediating the environmental effects of using a given resource.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Waves, which are the regular patterns of motion, can be made in water by disturbing the surface.
When waves move across the surface of deep water, the water goes up and down in place; there is no net motion in the direction of the wave except when the water meets a beach.
Waves of the same type can differ in amplitude (height of the wave) and wavelength (spacing between wave peaks).

Understanding:

Students understand that:

Energy and fuels that humans use are derived from natural sources, and their use affects the environment in numerous ways.
Resources are renewable over time, while others are not.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.4.5- Identify common resources as renewable or nonrenewable.

Tags:

electricity, energy, fossil fuels, nonrenewable resources, photosynthesis, renewable resources

License Type:

Custom Permission Type
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Accessibility

Comments

The test may be completed as a whole group or independently on student devices.

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Author:

Hannah Bradley

ALEX Classroom Resource

Renewable Fuels StudyJam