Lesson Plan

Natural Gas and Pennsylvania’s Future

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Beginning with a general discussion about natural gas, methane, and hydrocarbons, a few videos and diagrams are projected to support the lecture. Individuals participate in a brief activity by drinking juice through a straw, and then again while a piece of sponge is placed in the cup. This is meant to demonstrate how difficult it is to extract natural gas from shale.

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Pros
  • Thorough background information and links to related resources prepare you for the lecture and discussion
Cons
  • Some of the links to videos are no longer valid, so you will need to find other resources to replace those pieces of the lesson
  • Meeting life science standards as stated by the publisher is a stretch