1. Standards Addressed In Unit
1.1. Strand 3
1.1.1. 5.3.4.1.1
1.1.2. 5.3.4.1.2
1.1.3. 5.3.4.1.3
1.2. Strand 1
1.2.1. 5.1.3.4.1
1.2.2. 5.1.3.4.2
2. Day 1
2.1. Topics:
2.1.1. Renewable and nonrenewable energy sources
2.1.1.1. SMARTboard activity
2.1.2. Concerns with today's energy use
2.1.2.1. Article and questionnaire
2.2. Standards Addressed
2.2.1. 5.3.4.1.3 5.3.4.1.1
2.3. Assessment
2.3.1. Students will be graded on participation during discussion and also on the worksheet that goes along with the article.
3. Day 2
3.1. Topics
3.1.1. Non-renewable and renewable energy sources
3.1.1.1. Students will play "Scoot" to learn as much as they can about the different types of energy sources.
3.1.2. America's energy consumption
3.1.3. Intro to group activity
3.1.3.1. Students will be put into groups of 2 or 3 and will be assigned an energy source to construct a PowerPoint presentation.
3.2. Standards Addressed
3.2.1. 5.3.4.1.3 5.3.4.1.1 5.1.3.4.1 5.1.3.4.2
3.3. Assessment
3.3.1. Students will be graded on their graphing activity and also on their participation during Scoot and the discussion that follows.
4. Day 3
4.1. Topics
4.1.1. Energy sources
4.1.1.1. Students will be working in the computer lab on their PowerPoint presentations.
4.1.2. Energy Conservation
4.1.2.1. Students will be watching a video and doing a graphic organizer of the recycling cycle.
4.2. Assessment
4.2.1. Students will be assessed on their recycling graphic organizer as well as their progress report of the group project and members.
4.3. Standards Addressed
4.3.1. 5.3.4.1.3 5.3.4.1.1
5. Day 4
5.1. Topics
5.1.1. Energy sources
5.1.1.1. Students will be watching other groups present and completing a T chart of pros and cons of each source as the other groups are presenting their sources.
5.2. Standards Addressed
5.2.1. 5.3.4.1.3 5.3.4.1.1
5.3. Assessment
5.3.1. Students will be assessed on their PowerPoint presentations as well as their participation and T charts that are completed during other classmates presentations.
6. Day 5
6.1. Topics
6.1.1. Review of whole unit
6.1.1.1. Students will be playing review Jeopardy to review all concepts from the unit.
6.2. Assessment
6.2.1. Students will be taking a written exam that covers the entire unit.
6.3. Standards Addressed
6.3.1. 5.3.4.1.3 5.3.4.1.1 5.1.3.4.1 5.1.3.4.2