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Students will create terrain models of their state that identifies and locates renewable resources. To build their models, students will use clay and different colored objects to make three-dimensional relief maps, representing sites with different renewable resources. Students will research the geography of California to determine ideal areas for sourcing solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and other types of renewable resources that can generate power.
The Energy Coalition will send you boxes of modeling clay to bring this lesson to life.
Lesson Objective: Students explore how renewable resources can generate clean electricity. They will analyze and interpret California's topographic data to design potential solutions for energy demand by sourcing renewable resources where they are readily available. Students will present their findings using the model they have built as a three-dimensional visual aid.
Suggested Teaching Time: 90 minutes
NGSS Standards: 3-LS4-4., 4-ESS2-2., 3-5-ETS1-2., 3-5-ETS1-3.
Students will create terrain models of their state that identifies and locates renewable resources. To build their models, students will use clay and different colored objects to make three-dimensional relief maps, representing sites with different renewable resources. Students will research the geography of California to determine ideal areas for sourcing solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and other types of renewable resources that can generate power.
The Energy Coalition will send you boxes of modeling clay to bring this lesson to life.
Lesson Objective: Students explore how renewable resources can generate clean electricity. They will analyze and interpret California's topographic data to design potential solutions for energy demand by sourcing renewable resources where they are readily available. Students will present their findings using the model they have built as a three-dimensional visual aid.
Suggested Teaching Time: 90 minutes
NGSS Standards: 3-LS4-4., 4-ESS2-2., 3-5-ETS1-2., 3-5-ETS1-3.