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AQCP Teacher Resources
Energy Case Study Resources:
Background information
To gain an understanding of the impacts
of energy generation as a source of air pollutants in the environment, a number
of resources are available. This case study allows students to identify the
advantages and disadvantages of alternative sources of energy.
You may find it helpful to do some general air quality activities with your students at the beginning of your investigations.
Other suggested activities for asthma include Air Quality Word Search,
(This is a PDF file, so you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader to open it. It's free!) Pyramid Game,
and In a Polluted Cloud activity/demonstration.
Energy Case Study Resources:
Energy Activities 
Finding Resources -
Students will: recognize that as time goes by, energy resources usually become harder to locate and recover;
conclude that the price of a particular resource directly relates to the incentive of companies to obtain it;
will realize that often the obtaining of energy resources has adverse environmental consequences; will learn that
technological breakthroughs commonly affect both the known energy reserves and the ability of society to utilize
them; will realize that the remaining reserves of fossil fuels are hard to predict and are not known with absolute
certainty.
How to Build a Pizza Box Solar Oven
This small solar oven is ideal for heating s'mores, warming store-bought cookies or biscuits.
www.nrel.gov/education/solar_oven.html
Alternative Fuel Matters
This material is a compilation of individual activities that create an awareness of the potential of alternative
energy sources. The activities covered in Alternative Fuel Matters are interdisciplinary, and could be used in
several curriculum areas. www.fsec.ucf.edu/ed/AFM/Index.htp
Energy Bingo:
A good activity to use as an icebreaker at the beginning of the school year, to introduce
the case study on energy, or to review for a test over energy sources. You will need to
make a copy of the student Energy Bingo card for each
student; the teacher's instructions
are also available.
Energy Source Matrix:
Provides a good summary worksheet for students to complete as they investigate energy sources.
Energy Trade-Offs:
Used in conjunction with the Energy Source Matrix worksheet, students can begin to evaluate
the trade-offs of different energy sources.
Wind Turbines:
PicoTurbine Educational Windmills
Have your students build a fully functioning, electricity-producing wind turbine! Standing only
8 inches tall, the turbine directly drives a permanent magnet brushless alternator. PicoTurbine
sells a kit with all necessary materials. Also available on the web site is a link to the
complete plans and experiments for building your own turbines.
www.picoturbine.com/projectlist.htm
You may find it helpful to do some general air quality activities
with your students at the beginning of your investigations. Suggested activities include Air Quality Word Search,
(This is a PDF file, so you will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader to open it. It's free!) Pyramid Game, and In a Polluted Cloud activity/demonstration.
Forms
Please help us improve our case studies and activities by asking your students to complete
the feedback form after each activity. These may be printed and mailed to us at:
EEOP - AQCP
NAU Box 5768
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5768
A feedback form with space for 1 case study
and 3 activities can be printed here.
Feel free to send multiple copies if you use more than this number of cases and/or
activities from these materials.
Last updated: May 26, 2005
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