Science of Natural Gas Exit Ticket

Summary

Students respond to a two-part prompt asking them to connect natural gas furnace efficiency to household energy costs and carbon dioxide emissions. Works as a quick formative check at the end of a natural gas lesson or unit for high school science or APES.


How could making natural gas furnaces more efficient affect: 

  1. The amount of money households spend on energy? 
  2. The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere?
Answer: