Essential Questions

1. What are the three major concerns when developing renewable energy sources?
2. Why should public and private sources merge to insure that renewable energy policies are successful?

• Renewable Energy Plan...includes plans for building models from Re-Energy.Ca
  
• Renewable Energy Basics
• Other Clean Energy Technologies
• Solar Electricity
• Solar Heat
• Wind Energy
• Water Power
• Biomass Energy

• Junior Solar Sprint: a contest sponsored by the US Department of Energy
  
  
• Energy Conservation...Environmental Protection Agency
  
  
• Bio-Ring...Access Excellence
  
  
• Clean Air Lessons ..Clean Air Campaign
  
  
• Energy Sources and Options...
  British Columbia Ministry of Education
  
  
• Fossil Fuels and the Environment...
  Georgia Learning Connections
  
  
• Greenhouse Model...
  Georgia Learning Connections
  
  
• Protecting Holy Cows...NY Times
  
  
• Renewables Are Ready...
  Union of Concerned Scientists

Additional Educator Resources

Background Information
Biomass Energry ...
National Renewable Energy Labortory

CD Curriculum
Going Places/Making Choices...
National 4H Council

Books
Understanding Renewable Energy Systems
...by Volker Quaschning

Student Activities
Energy Science Projects...
US Department of Energy

Articles
A World Against Waste...
Wired News

Websites
Union of Concerned Scientists

Alternate Energy Institute

Cleaner and Greener Program

Schools Going Solar...
Interstate Renewable Energy Council

Energy Glossary...
Cleaner and Greener Program

Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure...
US Department of Energy

Fueling the Future...
Railroad Comission of Texas

Wind Power Animation...
US Department of Energy

Recent Energy Data...
Energy Information Administration

School Checklist...
Cleaner and Greener Program

Misconceptions about plastic...
Ecology Center

Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy

Journal Question

Do you ever wonder what the sky will look like 25 years from now? Read the lyrics to John Denver's Eclipse, and then reflect on a message in the song. What is being said about how we treat our world? How do you see your world in 25 years?

Student Self-Evaluation

1. This speaker emphasized…
2. One fact that surprised me was…
3. I will always remember…
4. The important message I would like to pass on is…

Teacher Evaluation

The sun is slowly fadin' in the western sky
Sometimes it takes forever for the day to end
Sometimes it takes a lifetime
Sometimes I think I'll never see the sun again

In the east a shaded moon is hangin' lazily
I do believe I saw the old man smile
I do believe I did
I do believe he's been hangin' all the while

I think it's kind of interesting the way things get to be
The way that people work with their machines
Serenity's a long time comin' to me
The fact I don't believe I know what it means

There's a heavy smog between me and my mountains
It's enough to make a grown man sit and cry
It's enough to make you wonder
It's enough to make the world roll up and die

I think it's kind of interesting the way things get to be
The way that people work with their machines
Serenity's a long time comin' to me
The fact I don't believe I know what it means any more

When the sun is slowly fadin' in the western sky
Sometimes it takes forever the day to end
Sometimes it takes a lifetime
Sometimes I think I'll never see the sun again
Sun again

Music and lyrics by John Denver