Module 8: Renewable Energy

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This module introduces students to the types of conventional (fossil fuel and atomic) energies in use today, as well as to current and planned uses of wind power, water power, biomass, solar power, and geothermal energy. Students learn about the German opposition to atomic power (and about those who support it.) The final debate requires notes from any other exercises you wish to have students complete, but number three from this module is necessary.

This introduction
Comparative topic introduction (materials: images and statistics introduce topic of energy sources; tasks: short-answer discussion questions)
Videos (materials: listening sample related to 9 possible energy sources; tasks: short answer comprehension questions)
Short quiz and video (materials: listening and reading about nuclear waste; tasks: on-line quiz, comprehension questions on worksheet)
Debate atomic power (tasks: suggested framing questions for presentational mode debate)

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