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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Renewable Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about efforts to promote the use of renewable energy sources by homeowners and businesses. This was a project where homeowners could submit data about what they were doing to use renewable energy sources. The site is no longer...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compares renewable and nonrenewable resources.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Soil and Water Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers soil and water resources and the threats to these resources.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Soil and Water Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers soil and water resources and the threats to these resources.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Renewable Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lesson, learners are introduced to the types of renewable energy resources. They are involved in activities to help them understand the transformation of energy (solar, water and wind) into electricity. Students explore the...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: I Feel Renewed!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students will simulate the equal and unequal distribution of our renewable resources. Also, they will consider the impact of our increasing population upon these resources and how engineers develop technologies to...
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Website
Other

Flasolar: Solar Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of practical uses of solar energy. Information and basic facts about solar energy use in homes and businesses. Covers the history, economics, and ecology of solar energy and includes pictures and schematics of solar technology.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Schools Online: Knowing Your World: Natural Resources

For Students 6th - 8th
This brief article emphasizing the importance of renewable and non-renewable resources urges readers to appreciate and not waste the earth's natural resources. Following the article, there is an activity, a "Mineral Search," through...
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Handout
Other

Florida Dept. Of Education: Conservation of Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students learn to differentiate between renewable and nonrenewable resources, and identify resources that fit into each category. It explains the environmental effects of using nonrenewable resources, such as...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Denmark: What Are Natural Resources and Why Are They Important?

For Students 5th - 7th
Learn about natural resources, both renewable and nonrenewable, and the impact humans have on the natural world.
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Article
Other

Rew: Renewables Provide Majority of New Us Generating Capacity Through Nov 2016

For Students 9th - 10th
Data was released with the U.S. generated capacity of renewable energy statistics for 2016. The nation is using more alternative resources than in past years.
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Article
Other

Rew: Us Energy Department Funds Low Carbon Jet Fuel Demonstration Plant

For Students 9th - 10th
An approval from the U.S. Energy Department will financially allow further development and testing of low-carbon fuel.
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Graphic
Other

Peak Oil: Non Renewable Resources Depletion Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of graphs, tables, and diagrams that illustrate the global impact of natural resource depletion. (Published 2014)
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Scotland: What Is the Difference Between Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources?

For Students 5th - 7th
Looks at types of natural resources that can be used for energy, and the difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifies renewable and nonrenewable resources based on the rate at which humans use a resource. Natural resources, such as water, oxygen, and soil, are supplied by...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Renewable Versus Non Renewable Resources

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the differences between renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. Includes study and review questions, and links to additional resources.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Renewable vs. Non Renewable Energy Resources Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about renewable and nonrenewable resources. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Article
Other

The Sustainable Scale Project: Ecological Footprint

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ecological Footprint is rooted in the fact that all renewable resources come from the earth. It accounts for the flows of energy and matter to and from any defined economy and converts these into the corresponding land/water area...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Physical Science: Energy Resources

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses nonrenewable and renewable energy resources. Outlines world energy use and ways to conserve energy.
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Handout
Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta's Natural Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines Alberta's natural resources and how the resources have been protected over the years.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Renewable resources quickly replinish themselves and can be used again and again. For this reason they are sometimes called infinite energy resources.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Recycle to Renew

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), renewable resources, such as trees, will be explored. This instructional activity is one from the "Take Pride Statewide" series. *This...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Tragedy of the Commons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Tragedy of the Commons is the mind set: "If I don't use the resources then someone else will." This is a simulation that allows students to explore how the common usage of a potentially renewable resource can lead to its exploitation....
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Classifying Natural Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
How can you classify energy sources?