SCIENCE RESEARCH IN EUROPE - RENEWABLE ENERGY

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Teachers: Laima Baltutiene, Janina Bajaruniene, Daiva Mizutaviciene

 

Subject: SCIENCE – RENEWABLE ENERGY

Title: Sectors and Jobs in the field of Renewable energy

Age Group: Secondary School (12 - 15) Prie-Intermediate, Mixed Ability Class

B1 according to CEF (Common European Framework)

Group size: 25 students in class (3-6 pupils in a group)

Timing: 40 – 45 minutes

Place: Computers` Lab

The aim: to provide and explore the information about renewable energy sector in Europe.

Objectives:

1. to provide  information about the sources of renewable energy;
2. find out advantages and disadvantages of RE;
3. explore the labour market in other European countries regarding renewable energy sector. 

Activities:

Students take notes watching the presentation about RE. Work in groups.

Detailed sessions:

The lesson is divided into two parts: theoretical - presentation about renewable energy, practical – work in groups, which is divided into three rounds. The first - solar and geothermal energy, the review of video, students will need to answer the questions and solve the test. The second round is about the wind and water power, after video students do the tasks: letters in the table and will have to find out the missing words or numbers in the text.

In the third round, the students will perform tasks related to biomass and biofuels.

The process:  

1 part – theoretical.

Video:

Then RE sources are presented to students, explaining the pros and cons of RE and the labour market in Europe. https://prezi.com/ejqzltw2ajyp/edit/?auth_key=ri4nk2q&follow=tk5jwcpfh5za#19_169551642 .

Studenta are devided into 5 groups.

 

2 part - practical

I round

                         Activity 1.

Watch the video about solar energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhcIJRdyrQg and answer a questions.

What alive creatures is solar power important?
2.  How is it called?
3. Since when is solar power used?
4.What do people use to extract the fire?
5. What is electricity used for?

 

Activity 2.

 Watch the video about geothermal energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D22Z_Ynz4fY and do the test.

1. Which components made erupts of geysers?

 

a) Water and volcano;

b) Water and rocks;

c) Rocks and sun.

 

2. Why geothermal energy is better than other energies?

 

a) Because geothermal energy is cheap and its easily to get her;

b) Because geothermal energy dispose into the air a lot of vapour;

c) Because geothermal energy makes 50000 times more energy than other energies.

 

3. Why we should use geothermal energy?

 

a) Because we can use this energy 4,5 bilion years;

b) Because this is not renewable energy;

c) Because this energy is better than others.

 

4. Which one is the geothermal energy merit?

 

a) Expensive;

b) We can find this energy everywhere;

c) Consistently reliable.

II round.

Activity 3.

Watch the video about hydroelectricity energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx5rsUnFYmw and find five words related to Hydroelectricity

Activity 4.

Complete sentences.

1. Water covers ___________ of earth's surface. 2. It is clear,___________ , reliable source of electricity. 3. Most hydropower is ____________ from dams built on rivers and streams. 4. Water flowing through the ____________ under the dam pushes turbines and create energy (electricity). 5. Most of the dams built before 1960s disrupt river ecosystem, but new dams are built to be less ____________ to plants, fish and wildlife.

71%, 75%, 60%, generated, bimes, renewable, creating, harmful, helpful, pipes, turbines, electrical power, flowing water, river.

Activity 5.

Watch the video about wind energy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fep4CSRoreE and match the correct facts.

Windmills were invented   In 1800 years   Wind turbine high as a   Wind turbine wing shape blades lenght as a   The blades spend a slow speed

A.20 storey buildings.   B.before 2000 BC in China.   C.soccer field.   D.1 revolution every 3 seconds.   in America was created the first wind turbine

III round

Activity 6.

Create biomass occurence circle.

Activity 7.

 Read the text and tell, are the sentences bellow true, false or not information.

Scientists have long known how to convert various kinds of organic material into liquid fuel. Trees, shrubs, grasses, seeds, fungi, seaweed, algae and animal fats have all been turned into biofuels to power cars, ships and even planes. As well as being available to countries without tar sands, shale fields or gushers, biofuels can help reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by providing an alternative to releasing fossil-fuel carbon into the atmosphere. Frustratingly, however, making biofuels in large quantities has always been more expensive and less convenient than simply drilling a little deeper for oil.

1. Scientist recently know how to convert various kinds of organic material into liquid fuel.                                                     
2. Biofuel is produced from organic material.
3. Biofuel increases greenhouse effect.
4. Inorganic material is used more than organic material.
5. Biofuel is useful for farmers.

Resources:

http://www.zec.lt/energetikos-rusys/vejo-energija

http://www.vejojegaines.lt/content/view/101/30/

http://www.lvea.lt/index.php/lt/p/vejo-energetika/vejo-energijos-privalumai

http://www.vejojegaines.lt/content/view/27/30/

http://www.bernardinai.lt/straipsnis/2014-03-27-martynas-nagevicius-vejo-energetika-privalumai-trukumai-rizikos-ir-perspektyvos-lietuvoje/115615

http://rtn.elektronika.lt/mi/0504/vejo.html

https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoterminė_energija

https://zaliaideja.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/geotermine-energija-ii/

http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/Advantages_GeothermalEnergy.php

http://geo-energy.org/Basics.aspx

http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/GeothermalEnergy.php