Energy

6th Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities

1. Connect to this link: http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/whatsenergy.html

2. Look at the illustrations of the two types of energy resources. Read the information below the illustrations.

3. Click on each of the illustrations to learn more about renewable and non-renewable energy.

4. On a blank sheet of paper, make a chart and list three ways renewable and non-renewable energy resources are the same and three ways they are different. Write a summary sentence about each type of energy resource.
For additional information on energy, go to http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/video/index.html. Then type "windfall" into the space below Search All Video.

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