Fifth graders will research different kinds of alternative energy sources. After some initial independent research, students will work in groups of 3-4 on researching one kind of alternative energy. Final projects will be posters and displays that the students will present at an "energy fair" in the school gym.

Instructional Goals:

Students will

• access information from online sources effectively and efficiently.
• extract information from sources and pose questions of further interest.
• synthesize information.
• present arguments for why their type of alternative energy should be used.
• make effective presentations.

 

Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to

• perform a successful search on the online encyclopedia and three selected websites.
• locate the information needed from the online encyclopedia and websites to fill in their worksheets.
• come up with four additional questions that they have on their topic.
• come up with at least three reasons why their type of alternative energy should be used.
• work in teams to create a poster and presentation about their topic, using their worksheet as the basis.
• present information both orally and in a poster format.

 

Motivational Goals:

• To increase students’ confidence in their researching abilities.
• To raise students’ excitement about the research process.
• To encourage students’ desire and confidence in being able to disseminate and present information.

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Alternative Energy Worksheet [see Supporting Files]

See attached lesson plan in Supporting Files

See attached lesson plan in Supporting Files

LMS and 5th grade Science teacher