Wind Turbines and Society
Objective :
Students will examine the societal arguments for and against wind farms.
Guiding Questions :
- Why are many people living in coastal areas opposed to the construction of wind farms slightly offshore?
- How are wind farms more environmentally friendly than coal-fired or nuclear power plants?
- How many wind turbines are needed to match the electrical output of one standard sized coal-fired power plant?
Performance/Literacy Tasks :
Performance Task: Wind Turbine Technician
Informative Literacy Task: Wind Energy
Argumentative Literacy Task: Windmill and the Environment
Constructed Response Task: Wind Energy
Performance Task: Wind Farmer
Informative Literacy Task: Wind Energy
Argumentative Literacy Task: Windmill and the Environment
Constructed Response Task: Wind Energy
Performance Task: Energy Specialist
Informative Literacy Task: Wind Energy
Argumentative Literacy Task: Windmill and the Environment
Simulations :
Simulation : Windmill Power Generator
Resources :
Video : The Wind Business: Calculating the Power of the Wind
Video Lesson Plan : Energy Crunch
A lesson plan that will inform students the problem our planet has with usable energy and pose some alternatives.
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