This week in the RBE Library, all 5th grade students will be coming into the library to do an inquiry activity about alternative energy. Students will have an opportunity to explore the information process of asking questions about alternative energy, using quality resources to find the answers to their questions, and then presenting their learning to others.
We are focusing not only on the topic of alternative energy, but on the process of how do we ask quality questions, find quality sources to answer those questions, and then present our learning to others. The learning that takes place is not just about alternative energy, but also about the inquiry and research process.Click here for the alternative energy question web.
Station 1
You are about to watch a video created by the US Department of Energy. In this video, President Obama wants our country to fund alternative energy research and alternative energy production. Read the questions below.
Question 1: Why do the people in this video say it is so important for us to find new and cleaner ways to generate energy?
Question 2: Based on what you heard in this video, why do you think it is so important for our country to find advances in alternative energy?
After your group watches the video discuss the questions, then, write a question of your own on your alternative energy question web.
Station 2
Click Here to go to Eco Kids. Use the interactive image to look at the image of different renewable energies. Read about renewable energy at the top of the page.
Question 1: What are the four main types of renewable energy?
Question 2: What does this site say about the positives and negatives of renewable energy?
After you read the questions, click on each of the images and read further about renewable energy.
After your group reads the information and discuss the questions, then, write a question of your own on your alternative energy question web.
Station 3
Look at the information from the US Energy Administration for Kids on hydropower. Click here.
Question 1: What is hydropower?
Question 2: What are negative impacts on the environment from hydropower provided by dams?
After you read the questions, read about hydropower (down to the video, watch the video and STOP).
After your group reads the information and discuss the questions, then, write a question of your own on your alternative energy question web.
Station 4
Look at the information from the US Energy Administration for Kids. Click here.
Question 1: What is geothermal energy?
Question 2: Is geothermal energy available everywhere?
After you read the questions, read about geothermal energy (down to Use of Geothermal Energy and STOP).
After your group reads the information and discuss the questions, then, write a question of your own on your alternative energy question web.
Station 5
Look at the information from the US Energy Administration for Kids. Click here.
Question 1: What is solar energy?
Question 2: What are the drawbacks to solar energy?
After you read the questions, read about solar energy (down to Where Solar is found and STOP) Watch the video on the library website now.
After your group reads the information and discuss the questions, then, write a question of your own on your alternative energy question web.
Station 6
Look at the information from the US Energy Administration for Kids. Click here.
Question 1: What is wind energy?
Question 2: Why is wind a difficult power source?
After you read the questions, read about wind energy (down to Major Wind Power Locations and STOP). Click here to see how a wind turbine works. Then watch the video.
After your group reads the information and discuss the questions, then, write a question of your own on your alternative energy question web.
Students, here is a link to some cool experiements you can try! Click Here
this really teached me more than i have learned in the classroom!The video was amazing!
this is so cool i feel like ive learned more than i could have in a classroom
awesome
How does energy effect the economy?
Is there water all over the Earth so that geothermal energy is alternative energy our renewable?
wow!! this website is amazing!! I learned sooo much!!
Yea there’s a lot that u can learn from this! Hello Ben!
I learned alot
I meant thank you for helping us answer questions
thank you for helping
hi
yes,i love this information! great stuff for homework:)
I learned nothing about energy
I Learned A Lot About Energy.!!!!!!!!!!!
i am learning so much
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This website is really good and has a good source of educational videos.
this is cool
really cool website
i aspesially lik the videos
I have a question, If we go green, what will happen to the resources that we were first using? Won’t they build up over the years and we will probably have to start using them again so we won’t have as much build up?
Renewable resources are plants animals wind and solar energy
The definition of renewable resources is that it can be replaced
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Thankyou and I’m 10
a very good source of information. I like this site a lot.
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I love solar energy
Why
it is fun to learn about hydroelectric and solar energy!and who every loves that u have a mind of a scientist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Davis:”Everyone should use this kind of energy because it is renewable and it helps save energy for the future. SO USE IT TODAY, EVEN BETTER, RIGHT NOW!
wow leared this a long time ago
oil will kill the world. use alternative energy.
We learned about alternative energy
cooper:this was alot funner than doing a power point in class
Kanika: I was very intrigued by the information that was given to me it made me question if these are the best sources of power or not.
I learned 5 different about energy
oil will kill the world use Alternative energy
I learned new things and discovered with these energys we are saving money and making the planet greener for everyone living on earth. I sure hope the videos are right!
We learned about different forms of alternative energy
i learned 4 different types of energy.
I learned that Alternative Energy is safe and clean to the Earth! GO GREEN!!!
Sorry anonymous is Macey
I really loved this activity because I learned many things and some of these words are our vocabulary words that will be on our test, so it helped me understand those words better. Also, it was fun because we had a partner and we got an opportunity to work with a mac-book!
I learned the benifits alternitive energy gives us.
We learned that oil is increasing prices and lowering in quanity.
wind mills are good for the enviorment! 🙂
Alternative energy is a renewable resources.
I never new there was geothermal energy in touch with alternitive energy – Bonita
I learned that how solar energy works – Shreya
we learned that alternative energy is better for the earth than fossil fuels and it is eco friendly but it is very expensive.
today we learned that alternative energy has many forms 🙂
We learned that there are more than three ways(wind, solar, and hydroelectric)to produce eco-friendly electricity.
Grace Ellen and I learned about how different types of energy can help us (Wind energy, Solar powered energy)
Grace Ellen and I learned about how different types of energy can help us (Wind energy, Solar powered energy)
If you could, would you decide to use those types of energy would you? (It would save you money!)
Today I learned more about different types of enrgy
Can you reciet the different types of enery that you learned?
I learned that alternative energy is better for the earth
Yes thats true and you guys are doing great with all your questions and comments!
I learned about geothermal energy which i never knew existed. Is it renewable, nonrenewable, or inexhaustable?
I think its renewable
geothermal energy is a renewable energy source
Yes Macey you are right it is renewable. By the way i think Macey is a pretty name!
That is true. Your help to these kids is awesome. I’m on the 5th and I learned this 3 to 5 months ago its pretty interesting. 😋👌
it is renewable
I learned there is more then just water, solar, wind energy,but there is many more?
Yes actually Benjamin there is and it’s called geothermal energy and its heat that is found underground so it can be found anywhere where land is. Got it?
I learned many new things😎😇😄😊😁
i did not…
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