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=**Essential Questions:** = 1. What is the best design for an energy efficient home? 2. Is there a perfect energy source?
 * Unit: Energy & Climate Change **

=Learning Targets= I can identify the 5 forms of energy. I can compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources.
 * Level 1-I can list the types of energy. ||
 * Level 2-I can identify the forms of energy. ||
 * Level 2-I can explain the law of conservation of energy. ||
 * Level 3-I can illustrate convection, conduction, and radiation as demonstrated in class. ||
 * Level 3-I can identify energy transformations. ||
 * Level 3-I can defend a type of energy giving its pros and cons. ||
 * Level 4- I can identify the sources of Energy for New York State and New York City and create pie graphs to show this information. ||
 * Level 4- I can identify sources of energy for other states and explain why they are different citing sources with a bibliography. ||
 * Level 1-I can define renewable and nonrenewable energy ||
 * Level 2-I can list types of renewable and nonrenewable energy ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 2-I can identify ways to conserve energy. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 3-I can explain pros and cons of types of renewable/nonrenewable energy. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 3-I can graph and explain what will happen to renewable/nonrenewable resource over time. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 4-I can create a logical plan for moving towards more renewable resources. ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Level 4- I can create a ||

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=Vocabulary= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[Root Words/Prefix/Suffix: mech-, electro-, chem.-, re-, non-, -able, -al, -ic]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">energy-ability to do work. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">mechanical energy- Ex: gears, windmills, riding a bike, juggling, turbines <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">electromagnetic energy- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">heat- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">atomic energy- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">chemical energy-. Ex:hand warmers, glow sticks, injury packs, batteries, food <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">convection-movement that transfers heat in a liquid or gas. Ex: heating your home, cooking soup, lava lamp. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">conduction-transfer of energy through direct contact. Ex: burning your hand on a hot stove, pancake on the griddle, burning your feet on the sidewalk on a hot summer day. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">radiation-transfer of energy by light waves. Ex: sunbathing, heat from bonfire, tanning booths. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">law of conservation of energy- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">renewable energy- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">nonrenewable energy- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">specific heat-

=Links= 1. Scientists who were energy pioneers- @http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/scientists/ 2. Interactive-Learn what happens when the temperature chages- @http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/mem05_pg101_kintheory/mem05_pg101_kintheory.html 3. Explore how a can of paint can have energy and how that energy can be converted- @http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/mem05_pg69_potential/mem05_pg69_potential.html 4. Watch how a roller coaster works- @http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/mfm05_pg126_coaster/mfm05_pg126_coaster.html 4. Energy Street-@http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/energy-street-energy-conservation 5. How is energy converted from one form to another? @http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E04/E04.html 6. Energy Kids- @http://www.eia.gov/kids/ 7. Energy Quest-@http://energyquest.ca.gov/index.html 8. Energy Use in the USA Explained-@http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=us_energy_use 9. CFL/Incandescent comparison-@http://www.coned.com/customercentral/calculators/EC_res_CFL.html 10. Television Calculator-@http://www.coned.com/customercentral/calculators/EC_res_TV.html 11. USA Department of Energy-@http://www.eere.energy.gov/ 12. Energy Star Kids- @http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index 13. Renewable energy in New York State - [] 14. Energy consumption by source in the US- [] 15. Climate Change-How do we know?-[] 16. Zero footprint calculator-[]

17. Sea level Rise Explorer- [] 18. Energy Transformation- [] 19. How to make the switch-[] 20. Experiment- [] 21. More experiments- [|http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html#saving] 22. Junior Energy-[] 23. http://www.parade.com/health/spring-gardening-guide/LessonPlan.pdf 24. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/pdfs/efficiency_comparinglightbulbs.pdf 24. Earth at night- [] 25. Popular Sci- [] 26. Conduction,convection,radiation-[] 27. Ocean currents-[] 28. Isotherms-[] 29.Forms of energy- [] 30. Fossil Fuels-http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/fossil_fuels/index.html 31.Nonrenewable resources-http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/non-renewable_sources_of_energy/index.html 32.Renewable resources-http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/renewable_sources_of_energy/index.html 33.Electricity- http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/safety_rules/index.html 34. What is energy? http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/what_is_energy/index.html 35.Conserving energy- http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/conserving_energy/index.html 36. Sea surface temperature- http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/map/images/sst/sst.gif 37. Specific heat- http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/oceans_weather_climate/welcome.html

http://www.livestrong.com/article/193148-advantages-disadvantages-of-wind-turbines/ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/nyregion/20windmill.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-disadvantages-wind-energy.html http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/advantages-disadvantages-solar-powered-homes-2865.html http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/solar-energy-benefits-drawbacks-2259.html http://www.ctenvirothon.org/studyguides/aquatic_pdfs/2007New/Pros&Conshydropower.pdf http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wuhy.html
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[|www.buzzle.com/articles/nuclear-power-pros-and-cons.html] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=110997398

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=Videos= Bill Nye Science Guy Energy Part 1 media type="youtube" key="0ASLLiuejAo?rel=0" height="315" width="420" Bill Nye Science Guy Energy Part 2 media type="youtube" key="Vfcsq6ylRzg?rel=0" height="315" width="420"

Lightbulbs media type="youtube" key="lP_KcsVtng0?list=SPACD8E92715335CB2" height="315" width="560"

Bill Nye on Heat media type="youtube" key="f1eAOygDP5s?rel=0" height="315" width="420"