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Renewable and nonrenewable energy*

Windmill renewable energy

Renewable and nonrenewable energy*

Students will associate natural resources with their ability to create energy and evaluate the pros & cons of different energy sources. (3h)

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NGS Standard(s):

PS3A: Definitions of energy;  PS3B: Conservation of energy and energy transfer;  PS3C: Relationship between energy and forces;  PS3D: Energy in chemical processes and everyday life;  ESS3A: Natural resources;  ETS1A: Defining and delimiting an engineering problem; 

Grade(s):

4th Grade;