Paul M. Jones
As a result of this Unit, students will be able to explain the consequences, both good and bad, of using fossil fuels to produce electricity, while learning to understand and being able to identify long-term effects of fossil fuel use as well as short-term impacts such as acid rain and its effects on the environment.
As part of a culminating lesson, students will describe various alternative energy sources and their consequences, as well as assess the reliability of the data that was generated in the investigation, using this information to communicate about science in different formats, using relevant science vocabulary, supporting evidence and clear logic.