Science of Coal – Exit Ticket
Summary
This exit ticket asks students to argue both sides of a real energy policy question, weighing coal’s role in affordable electricity access against its environmental and health costs. It works as a quick formative check on systems thinking and trade-off reasoning at the end of a coal unit. A good fit for APES, high school Earth science, or any course covering energy and development.
Imagine you are advising a developing country that relies heavily on coal for affordable electricity. What is one argument you would make in favor of continuing coal use, and one argument for moving away from coal?
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