Energy Resources April 14, 2014 Ms. SmithMrs. Malone

DO NOW:Date: April 14, 2014 TEKS6.7A research and debate the advantages and disadvantages of using coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power, biomass, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and solar resources.1. Get out your Do Now sheet2. Put your CB on your desk3. Copy down this week’s TEKS4. Q?: What is the author’s purpose in this week’s “Clean Energy?” reading?

Energy Resources November 28, 2011

Ms. SmithMrs. Malone

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Source Description Your Rank

Pair Rank

Actual Rank

Biomass Uses wood, crops, or other organic material

Fossil Fuels Uses coal, oil, and other natural gas

Geothermal Uses thermal energy found inside the earth

Hydropower Uses the energy of moving water

Nuclear Uses radioactive substances such as Uranium

Solar Uses energy directly from the sun

Wind Uses energy from moving air

Energy Sources Used to Generate Electricity in the U.S.

Energy Resources November 28, 2011

Ms. SmithMrs. Malone

:

Source Description Your Rank

Pair Rank

Actual Rank

Biomass Uses wood, crops, or other organic material

Fossil Fuels Uses coal, oil, and other natural gas

Geothermal Uses thermal energy found inside the earth

Hydropower Uses the energy of moving water

Nuclear Uses radioactive substances such as Uranium

Solar Uses energy directly from the sun

Wind Uses energy from moving air

Energy Sources Used to Generate Electricity in the U.S.

Energy Resources November 28, 2011

Ms. SmithMrs. Malone

:

Source Description Your Rank

Pair Rank

Actual Rank

Biomass Uses wood, crops, or other organic material

5

Fossil Fuels Uses coal, oil, and other natural gas 1

Geothermal Uses thermal energy found inside the earth

4

Hydropower Uses the energy of moving water 3

Nuclear Uses radioactive substances such as Uranium

2

Solar Uses energy directly from the sun 6

Wind Uses energy from moving air 7

Energy Sources Used to Generate Electricity in the U.S.

Energy Resources April 15, 2014 Ms. SmithMrs. Malone

DO NOW:Date: April 15, 2014 TEKS6.7A research and debate the advantages and disadvantages of using coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power, biomass, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and solar resources.1. Get out your Do Now sheet2. Put your CB on your desk3. Q?: The word “photovoltaic” in Paragraph 1

is composed of two root words. What are they, and what do they mean?

Energy Resources April 16-17, 2014

Ms. SmithMrs. Malone

DO NOW:Date: April 16-17, 2014 TEKS6.7A research and debate the advantages and disadvantages of using coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power, biomass, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and solar resources.1. Get out your Do Now sheet2. Put your CB on your desk3. Q?: What are the drawbacks of solar panel

manufacturing?