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Have students rotate through stations in a gallery walk to match energy sources to the communities they fit best.
Florida – Environmental Science Quick-Start Guide
Summary
This guide offers a collection of environmental science lessons and activities for Florida teachers, aligned to the NGSSS benchmarks for the Environmental Science course. It provides a variety of engaging resources, including classroom debates, an oil spill cleanup lab, home and school energy audits, and data analysis projects that connect course concepts to real-world energy issues. This curated content saves teachers time while providing ready-to-use materials for standards-based instruction.
Resources
U.S. Energy Issues Debate
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Have students research an assigned stance on a national energy issue, then participate in a classroom debate.
Hydraulic Fracturing
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Have students compare and contrast the benefits and risks of hydraulic fracturing in the Community Debate.
Cleaning Up an Oil Spill: Investigative Lab
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Have students evaluate different materials and methods for cleaning up an oil spill while analyzing environmental impacts.
AI, Data Centers, and Energy
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Assign the reading and data set to explore what it takes to power a data center.
Introduction to Environmental Impacts
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Assign the data set and accompanying reflection questions.
Energy Demand and Scale
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Discuss daily electricity use and what affects power demand, then have students complete the CER activity.
Home Electricity Audit
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Have students practice reading utility bills, calculating appliance energy consumption, and identifying ways to reduce unnecessary electricity use.
Power Down Challenge
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Have students monitor real spaces for electricity waste, build promotional materials, and present findings to the school community.
Understanding Energy Transformations
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Explore the full slide deck to trace how energy transforms from source to electricity, then choose from the Energy Transformations Flow Chart worksheets to check understanding.
Switch On: The Complete Film
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Show segments with the Discussion Guide and facilitate classroom discussion on energy access and its impacts.