Energy in the Balance by NEED Project

Energy in the Balance

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This guide includes a series of charting and graphing activities in which students evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the major energy sources.

Grade Level:

Elem

Elementary

Subject Areas: Science Math

Social Studies

NEED Mission Statement The mission of The NEED Project is to promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective, multisided energy education programs.

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Jim M. Brown Saratoga Springs, NY

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Mark Case Randleman, NC

Paula Miller Philadelphia, PA

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Nina Corley Galveston, TX

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Energy Data Used in NEED Materials NEED believes in providing teachers and students with the most recently reported, available, and accurate energy data. Most statistics and data contained within this guide are derived from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Data is compiled and updated annually where available. Where annual updates are not available, the most current, complete data year available at the time of updates is accessed and printed in NEED materials. To further research energy data, visit the EIA website at www.eia.gov.

Don Pruett Jr. Puyallup, WA Judy Reeves Lake Charles, LA Libby Robertson Chicago, IL Tom Spencer Chesapeake, VA Jennifer Trochez MacLean Los Angeles, CA Wayne Yonkelowitz Fayetteville, WV

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Energy in the Balance Table of Contents ¡ Standards Correlation Information

¡ Teacher Guide

¡ Answer Key: How We Use Our Energy Sources

¡ Energy Source Rating Sheets ¡ Biomass

¡ Coal

¡ Geothermal

¡ Hydropower

¡ Natural Gas

¡ Petroleum

¡ Propane

¡ Solar

¡ Uranium

¡ Wind

¡ The Energy Sources We Use

¡ Renewables and Nonrenewables

¡ How We Use Our Energy Sources

¡ Evaluation Form

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Standards Correlation Information https://www.need.org/educators/curriculum-correlations/

Next Generation Science Standards This guide effectively supports many Next Generation Science Standards. This material can satisfy performance expectations, science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and cross cutting concepts within your required curriculum. For more details on these correlations, please visit NEED’s curriculum correlations website.

Common Core State Standards This guide has been correlated to the Common Core State Standards in both language arts and mathematics. These correlations are broken down by grade level and guide title, and can be downloaded as a spreadsheet from the NEED curriculum correlations website.

Individual State Science Standards This guide has been correlated to each state’s individual science standards. These correlations are broken down by grade level and guide title, and can be downloaded as a spreadsheet from the NEED website.

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Teacher Guide

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Grade Level

Energy in the Balance is a cooperative learning activity that encourages elementary students to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the major energy sources through a series of graphing and charting activities.

Elementary, grades 3–5

Objectives

Two to five 30 minute class periods

Students will be able to identify basic advantages and disadvantages of the ten major energy sources. Students will be able to identify economic and environmental trade-offs of the ten major energy sources.

Concepts Energy is involved in everything we do. We use a lot of energy to support our lifestyle in the United States. All energy sources have advantages and disadvantages. Economic and environmental effects help determine the energy sources we use.

 Materials Crayons or markers Photocopies of materials as indicated NEED Energy Infobooks as resources Digital projector or overhead projector Master copies of the ten rating sheets

 Time NEED Infobooks NEED's Energy Infobooks are a comprehensive guide to energy sources, energy consumption, electricity, and efficiency and conservation. These infobooks are a perfect resource for use with this activity and other energy activities. Infobooks are available on primary, elementary, intermediate, and secondary reading levels and can be downloaded as an entire PDF or as individual sheets from www.NEED.org/need-students/ energy-infobooks/.

2 Preparation Make enough copies of the ten energy source rating sheets and supplemental activities (pages 9-21) so that each group of three students has a complete set. Make one transparency or master of each rating sheet on which to record a class summary of the groups results. Alternatively, you can download the spreadsheet from shop.NEED.org. Scroll below the screenshots and click on "Balance Spreadsheet". The spreadsheet can be used to record each group's score of the sources and a class average for each.

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Procedure Part One 1.

Divide your class into groups of three students. Provide one set of rating sheets to each group. For younger students, you may want to complete the first rating sheet with the students as a class.

Explain to the students that they will be working in groups to complete rating sheets about the ten major sources of energy used in the United States. They will complete the rating sheets by reading each statement and deciding as a group if it is an advantage, disadvantage, or neutral statement.

Tell the students to disregard the Rating column as they complete the forms. They will complete this column later, after they have read all of the rating sheets. NOTE: Some of the statements may be controversial. If the students in the group cannot agree on a statement after a brief discussion, they should note that on the sheet and move on to the next statement.

Have the groups write their names on the back of the rating sheets, collect them, and explain that the students will work in the same groups for the next few days.

Part Two 1.

Have the students return to their groups. Explain that they will begin deciding how important the advantages and disadvantages are by rating them. The groups will complete the rating sheets one at a time, then compile a class average, before moving on to the next rating sheet. Give the students the following explanations: If the group decided the statement is neutral, the rating for that statement is a zero. There is no rating (0) to a statement that is neither an advantage nor a disadvantage. If the group decided that the statement is an advantage or a disadvantage, they must decide the importance of the advantage or disadvantage—its rating. Write the scale below on the board for the students to use as a guide:

DISADVANTAGE

-3

-2

-1

ADVANTAGE

Notice that all advantages are positive numbers—they add to the value of the energy source; all disadvantages are negative numbers— they subtract from the value of the energy source. 2.

Explain that the groups can decide on any number between –3 and +3 as the rating. For example: Our basketball team is playing a game on Friday night. (Neutral) Our coach has a cold. (Disadvantage -1) The opposing team's best player is injured. (Advantage +2) We are playing in their gym. (Disadvantage -1) We have beaten them twice this year. What do you think?

Once all of the students understand the rating system, they should begin to rate the first energy source—Biomass. For younger students, you may want to complete the first sheet as a class. Each group should try to reach a consensus on the rating, but if they cannot, they should compromise by calculating the average rating for the group. Emphasize that there are no right or wrong answers in the ratings and that it is acceptable for different people and groups to place different values on the advantages and disadvantages.

After the groups have completed each sheet, they should calculate the total rating for the sheet by adding the positive numbers together and subtracting the negative numbers. The total can be a negative number or zero.

Using the projected rating sheet masters or the Energy in the Balance spreadsheet, tally the results of all the groups, statement by statement, as shown in the example on the next page. The spreadsheet will automatically calculate the average score (step seven). Hide this column if you wish students to calculate it on their own.

If there is disagreement about whether a statement is neutral, an advantage, or a disadvantage, have one student from each opposing group give the rationale for their decision. The rating scores can also be discussed if there is a marked disparity in the scores and you wish to expand the unit. ©2022 The NEED Project

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Work with the students to average the rating for each source by adding together all of the scores and dividing by the number of groups. Each group should write the average score next to their group’s rating for comparison.

Ask the students if they notice a trend in their group’s ratings, as compared to the average. For example, are some groups more concerned about environmental impacts than economic impacts?

Follow the procedure above for the remaining rating sheets.

Supplemental Activities

The Energy Sources We Use

Students will use the rating sheets to complete a bar graph on The Energy Sources We Use worksheet. This activity shows the percentage that each energy source contributes to total U.S. consumption.

Renewables and Nonrenewables

Students will use the rating sheets or the information they recorded in The Energy Sources We Use to compare the amount of energy from renewable and nonrenewable energy sources in the U.S. by completing a pie chart on the Renewables and Nonrenewables worksheet.

How We Use Our Energy Sources

Students will use the rating sheets to determine the main use or uses of each energy source on the How We Use Our Energy Sources worksheet. The answer sheet on page 8 shows many uses for the energy sources, with the main use(s) shaded. You may want to spend some extra time going over all of the uses listed.

? Supplemental Discussion Questions  1. Most of the energy we use is from fossil fuels—coal, natural gas, petroleum, and propane. Why do we use fossil fuels for so much energy? Is it because they meet our needs? Is it because they’re less expensive? Is it because they’re plentiful? 2. Would you be willing to pay more money for cleaner energy?

 Answer Keys The Energy Sources We Use Biomass (green) Wind (green)

5% 3%

Petroleum (blue) Coal (blue)

35% 10%

Solar (green) 1% Uranium (blue) 9%

Renewables and Nonrenewables

Renewables: 12% (green) *Totals do not equal 100% due to independent rounding.

Hydropower (green) 3% Geothermal (green) < 1%

Natural Gas (blue)

34%

Nonrenewables: 88% (blue)

Biomass is plants, trees, garbage, yard waste—anything that was alive a short time ago.

All biomass contains energy that it has absorbed from the sun and stored as chemical energy.

Biomass doesn't have as much energy as fossil fuels. We must burn more biomass to get the same amount of energy.

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RATING

DISADVANTAGE

Biomass

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

SAMPLE RATING SHEET

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+2 +2 +2 +3 -2 -3 -2 -2

Answer Key: How We Use Our Energy Sources The shaded squares show the major use(s) of each energy source.

Transportation

Make Products

Heating/Cooling

Lighting

Make Electricity

ethanol and gasohol for vehicles

produce heat to manufacture products

woodstoves, fireplaces, and campfires

candles, fireplaces, and campfires

waste-to-energy and co-generation plants

produce heat to manufacture products

coal-fired furnaces and stoves

produce heat to make electricity

geothermal exchange systems

produce heat to make electricity

Biomass

Coal

Geothermal

spin turbines to make electricity Hydropower

compressed natural gas as a vehicle fuel

produce heat to manufacture products

furnaces, water heaters, and stoves

produce heat to make electricity

fuel vehicles, buses, trains, trucks, planes

produce heat to manufacture products

oil-fired furnaces

produce heat to make electricity

fuel farm equipment and indoor vehicles

produce heat to manufacture products

furnaces, stoves, and water heaters

propane lanterns

collectors to heat buildings and water

daylighting (not harnessed or measured)

Natural Gas

Petroleum

Propane

experimental solarpowered vehicles Solar

photovoltaic cells or mirrored devices collect energy to make electricity

produce heat to make electricity Uranium

spin turbines to make electricity Wind

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Biomass is plants, trees, garbage, yard waste—anything that was alive a short time ago.

All biomass contains energy that it has absorbed from the sun and stored as chemical energy.

Biomass is a renewable energy source. We can grow or create biomass in a short time.

We can burn biomass to make heat to make products, heat buildings, and make electricity.

Biomass doesn’t have as much energy as fossil fuels. We must burn more biomass to get the same amount of energy.

Biomass creates greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and odors when it is burned.

We can use biomass to make a fuel called ethanol, which burns more cleanly than gasoline.

Biomass can be made into a gas called methane and burned like natural gas to make heat.

We transport biomass mostly by trucks.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Biomass

10. A small amount (5%) of the energy we use in the U.S. is

from biomass. Industry is the biggest user of biomass energy.

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Coal is shiny, black rock that is buried underground. It was formed long ago from ancient plants.

Coal is called a fossil fuel. It contains chemical energy that was stored in the ancient plants.

Coal is a nonrenewable energy source. We can’t make more in a short period of time.

We burn coal to make heat. We use the heat to make electricity. Industry burns coal to make steel and other products.

We have a lot of coal in the U.S. About one-fifth (19%) of our electricity comes from coal.

Burning coal creates greenhouse gas emissions and pollution when it is burned.

Power plants and industry must use technology to reduce air pollution when burning coal.

We dig coal from huge coal mines. Coal mines can pollute our water if they are not carefully managed.

We transport coal mostly by trains, and sometimes by barges and trucks.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Coal

10. About one-tenth (10%) of the energy we use in the U.S.

is from coal. We use the majority of the coal to make electricity.

TOTAL RATING _________________

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Geo means earth; therme means heat. Geothermal means earth-heat.

The center of the Earth is very hot. This heat warms water and rocks near the surface. We can use this thermal energy.

Geothermal energy is renewable energy. Rocks in the center of the Earth produce more heat all the time.

Hot geothermal steam can heat buildings and make electricity. Hot steam reservoirs are found in western states and in Hawaii.

Geothermal power plants are built on top of steam reservoirs. The plants are expensive to build, but the fuel (steam) is cheap.

Geothermal steam can contain dangerous chemicals. Power plants must clean the steam or put the chemicals back into the Earth.

Low temperature geothermal energy is found everywhere in the U.S., just a few feet underground.

Low temperature geothermal energy can be used to heat and cool buildings. The systems can be more expensive to install but save money over the life of the systems.

Geothermal energy is used where it is found. We can’t transport it long distances.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Geothermal

10. Geothermal energy provides the U.S. with a very small

amount (less than 1%) of the energy we use, mostly to generate electricity and heat and cool buildings.

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Hydro means water. Hydropower is the energy of moving water.

Gravity pulls water from high ground to low ground. There is energy in moving water—motion energy.

Water is a renewable energy source. Rain will fall as long as the sun evaporates water from the oceans, rivers, and lakes.

Dams can be built across rivers to harness the energy of moving water. Turbines at the bottom of the dams make electricity.

Hydropower is the cheapest way to make electricity. The fuel (moving water) is free to use and isn’t transported. Gravity moves it.

Hydropower plants do not create air pollution or greenhouse gas emissions since no fuel is burned.

Hydropower dams can flood a lot of land when they are built. They can also disturb fish and wildlife habitats.

The reservoirs made by the dams can be used for fishing, boating, and other sports. They can also help prevent floods.

Most of the good places to put large hydro dams have been used. The U.S. will not build many more hydro dams.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Hydropower

10. Hydropower provides the U.S. with a small amount (3%) of

the energy we use. Hydropower is used to make electricity.

TOTAL RATING _________________

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Natural gas has no taste, color, or smell. A smell, like rotten eggs, is added so we can tell if there is a gas leak.

Natural gas contains energy—chemical energy. It was formed long ago from tiny sea plants and animals. It is a fossil fuel.

Natural gas is buried underground in pockets of rocks. It is a nonrenewable energy source and took a long time to form.

We can burn natural gas to make heat. We can use the heat to make products, warm buildings, and make electricity.

We have an 80-year supply of natural gas at the rate we use it today.

Burning natural gas creates air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Natural gas burns more cleanly than some other fossil fuels.

Cars with special engines can run on natural gas, but there are not as many fuel stations as there are for other fuels.

We dig wells deep into the ground to get natural gas and send it to a plant to be cleaned.

We transport natural gas across the country through pipelines. There are more than three million miles of natural gas pipelines in the U.S.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Natural Gas

10. More than one-third (34%) of the energy we use in the U.S.

comes from natural gas.

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Petroleum is oil that is buried underground in the pores of rocks. We drill wells into the ground and under the oceans to reach it.

Petroleum is a fossil fuel. It was formed long ago from tiny sea plants and animals. Petroleum contains chemical energy.

Petroleum is a nonrenewable energy source. We can’t make more petroleum in a short period of time.

We burn petroleum for energy. We use it mostly for transportation fuel. It can also heat buildings and make electricity.

Petroleum is also used to make plastics, medicines, paint, soaps, and many other products.

Burning petroleum creates air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions

Drilling for oil and transporting it can harm the land and water, especially if the oil spills.

We do not drill enough petroleum in the U.S. to meet all of our needs. We import about 43 percent of the oil we use from other countries.

We transport petroleum by pipelines, oil tankers, and trucks.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Petroleum

10. More than one-third (35%) of the energy we use in the U.S.

comes from oil. We use more oil than any other fuel, mostly for transportation.

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Propane is a gas with no color, taste, or smell. It is buried underground with petroleum and natural gas.

Propane contains energy—chemical energy. It was formed long ago from tiny sea plants and animals. Propane is a fossil fuel.

Propane is a nonrenewable energy source. We can’t make more propane in a short period of time.

We can burn propane for energy. We use propane to heat buildings in rural areas. We also use it in grills and as a clean fuel for vehicles.

Propane turns into a liquid under pressure and takes up less space. A one-gallon tank of liquid can hold 270 gallons of propane gas.

Propane is a portable fuel. The gas can be stored under pressure as a liquid and transported by pipeline or by truck to rural areas without pipelines.

Propane is a cheaper and cleaner-burning fuel than some others. We use propane to fuel vehicles that we operate inside buildings—like forklifts.

Propane creates air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions when it is burned.

Propane is a byproduct from processing natural gas and petroleum refining.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Propane

10. A small amount of the energy we use comes from propane.

We use it mostly to make products and heat buildings.

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Sol means sun. Solar energy is energy from the sun.

The sun is a big ball of gas. It produces energy all the time. The sun’s energy reaches the Earth in rays—radiant energy.

Solar energy is a renewable energy source. We will have solar energy as long as the sun shines.

We get light from the sun every day. We can also capture the sun’s energy to heat water and buildings and to make electricity.

Photovoltaic (PV) cells can change solar energy directly into electricity. PV cells are used in places with no power lines.

Electricity from PV cells and concentrated solar plants can be more expensive than electricity from power plants, depending on the location and type of power plant.

Solar energy is free to use. It is also a clean energy source— no fuel is burned to make the heat or electricity.

The sun’s energy is spread out and hard to capture. The energy is only available when the sun is shining, not 24 hours a day.

We cannot transport solar energy. We use it where we find it.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Solar

10. Solar energy provides the U.S. with a very small amount

(1%) of the energy we capture and use, not counting light.

TOTAL RATING _________________

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Everything in the universe is made of tiny particles called atoms. In the center of each atom is a nucleus, with smaller particles.

The nucleus has energy that holds it together—nuclear energy. The nucleus of a uranium atom has lots of energy holding it together.

Uranium is a mineral buried underground. It is a nonrenewable energy source—we can’t make more uranium.

We have a lot of uranium in the U.S., but most of the uranium we use is imported from other countries very cheaply.

We can split atoms of uranium into two smaller atoms. When we split atoms of uranium, some of the nuclear energy is set free as heat.

We can use this heat to make electricity. The uranium isn’t burned, so there is no air pollution.

When we split uranium, rays of energy—called radiation— are also produced. This radiation can be very dangerous if safety procedures are not followed.

The waste from nuclear plants produces radiation for a long time. Many people are concerned about how to store this waste.

We transport uranium mostly by truck.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Uranium

10. Almost one-tenth (9%) of the energy we use in the U.S.

comes from uranium. It is used to make electricity.

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Wind is air in motion—kinetic energy.

The sun heats the Earth’s surface unevenly, causing the air over warmer surfaces to rise and cooler air to flow in— forming wind.

Wind energy is a renewable energy source. We will have wind as long as the sun shines.

Wind turbines can capture the energy in wind to make electricity. Many wind turbines placed together are called a wind farm. Wind farms can be on land or on the water.

Offshore wind farms use the regular and powerful winds over the ocean to provide electricity to people on the shore.

Wind energy is free to use. It is also a clean energy source— no fuel is burned to make electricity.

Electricity from new wind turbines is an economical source of electricity.

Many places do not have enough wind to make electricity, and the wind doesn’t blow all the time.

Wind turbines take up a lot of land on shore, but the land can also be used for farming or grazing animals. Offshore turbines can be placed to allow for safe ship and fishing traffic.

RATING

DISADVANTAGE

NEUTRAL

ADVANTAGE

Wind

10. Wind energy provides the U.S. with a small amount (3%) of

the energy we use. Wind is used to make electricity.

TOTAL RATING _________________

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The Energy Sources We Use

What percentage of the energy used in the U.S. does each source provide?

Biomass

________ %

Petroleum*

________ %

Coal

________ %

Solar

________ %

Geothermal

________ %

Uranium

________ %

Hydropower

________ %

Wind

________ %

Natural Gas*

________ %

*includes propane

Complete the bar graph showing how much energy each energy source provides in the U.S. Write the names of the energy sources in the spaces at the bottom of the graph. Color the renewable sources green and the nonrenewable sources blue. PERCENTAGE THE SOURCE PROVIDES 50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

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Renewables and Nonrenewables

Add the percentages of the renewable energy sources. Add the percentages of the nonrenewable energy sources. Make a pie chart in the circle below showing how much of the energy we use comes from renewables and how much comes from nonrenewables. Label and color the renewable piece of the pie chart green and the nonrenewable piece of the pie chart blue.

1. Biomass

________ %

6. Coal

________ %

2. Geothermal

________ %

7. Natural Gas*

________ %

3. Hydropower

________ %

8. Petroleum*

________ %

4. Solar

________ %

9. Uranium

________ %

5. Wind

________ %

*includes propane

Renewables

________ %

Nonrenewables

________ %

**Totals may not add to 100% due to independent rounding.

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How We Use Our Energy Sources Use the rating sheets to determine the main uses of each energy source. In each box, list any uses for each source that fit the category. Shade or check off the box that shows each source's main use or uses. Transportation

Make Products

Heating/Cooling

Lighting

Make Electricity

Biomass

Coal

Geothermal

Hydropower

Natural Gas

Petroleum

Propane

Solar

Uranium

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