Lesson Plan

Marcellus Shale: Who Pays?

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After viewing short clips of unfortunate events, your class will consider two sides of a homeowner's court case, and then learn about the Marcellus shale deposit beneath the state of Pennsylvania and the hydraulic fracturing process. In small groups, they take on pro-industry or pro-environment sides, research, and then share their findings. 

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Pros
  • Explores a real-world situation that uses a recently approved technology
  • Raises awareness of environmental concerns
  • Provides links to several other related resources
  • Meets Next Generation Science Standards in high school earth science
Cons
  • The link for the demolition and map of bituminous coal no longer are active; you will need to find similar resources via an online search
  • Policy question handouts are not provided; they need to be created before teaching this lesson