Energy: How Does It Impact Our Lives

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published by the New York Science, Technology, and Society Education Project

This set of student activities promotes understanding of global issues stemming from human consumption of energy. Developed for use in middle schools, the materials are divided into three units:
1) Issues related to fossil fuels, 2)Human use of energy and how it has changed over time, and 3) Concepts of energy efficiency, conservation, and renewable energy sources. The units each contain several activities, teaching tips, supplementary resources, and interdisciplinary connections.

Editor's Note: This cross-curricular module provides opportunities for students to investigate their own carbon footprints and reflect on the implications of unchecked fuel consumption. We suggest supplementing it with a PhET simulation, "The Greenhouse Effect": (see Related Materials).

This is one of several similar modules and activity books regarding science, technology, and societal issues.

Series Name: NYSTEP Science, Technology, and Society Modules

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3 supplemental documents are available

Unit 1: The Pervasiveness of Energy
This unit contains two activities regarding fossil fuels and energy use.
download 2022kb .pdf
Last Modified: February 24, 2016

Unit 2: Energy and our Quality of Life
This unit contains activities related to burning fuel to create heat, electrical appliances, and the source of electrical power.
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Last Modified: February 24, 2016
Rights: Free for non-commercial use.

Unit 3: Choosing My Energy Future
This unit contains five activities on energy conservation and renewable energy sources.
download 7913kb .pdf
Last Modified: February 24, 2016
Rights: Free for non-commercial use.

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Work and Energy Other Sciences - Environmental Science Thermo & Stat Mech - Second and Third Law = Heat Engines - Thermal Properties of Matter = Temperature	- Middle School	- Instructional Material = Instructor Guide/Manual = Lesson/Lesson Plan

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1994 State University of New York
Keywords:: NYSTEP, energy conservation, renewable, sustainability
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created January 25, 2012 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:: February 24, 2016 by Bruce Mason
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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