Renewable Forms of Energy

My Class Expectations:

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ROCK

SGB Block Schedule

02-20-2025

the BLOCK

Mr. Allen

Environmental

science

Open Ended

Do you know someone or did you drive/in an electric car or use solar panels, wind or hydroelectric for your home?

Class Norms

Circle the picture that is nonrenewable energy

Get some Classcraft points
fantastic four I am done did

you finish ?

Standard

SEV3. Obtain, evaluate, and
communicate information to
evaluate types, availability,

allocation, and sustainability of

energy resources.

a. Analyze and interpret data
to communicate information

on the origin and consumption
of renewable forms of energy

and non-renewable energy

sources

Learning Target

I can identify renewable energy

sources.

I can tell the origin of the resource.

First day take aways

Assignments

How are you doing?

Progress Learning?

Frayer model challenge?

●What is Energy?

●What is energy in our homes
categorized as?

●

What type of energy is
renewable mainly used as?

Poll

Did you follow the track for this week? Do you have a plan to get 100% assignments complete for this week?

• Yes, I am on track both are done.

• Yes, I did one but need help(check email from yesterday)

• no, I have not done any of the two(check email and use independent time today) may need to spend time after class

• I did not look at canvas and follow this week's modules

Forms of Renewable Energy

Ready to find out how renewable energy works?

Multiple Choice

Why is renewable energy considered clean energy?

• does not produce pollutants or greenhouse gases

• does produce pollutants and greenhouse gases

• does not produce coal and oil

• does not produce oxygen

Poll

Which one of these is a renewable source?

• solar

• coal

• nuclear energy

• natural gas

Renewable Energy

Today’s lesson will focus on

Renewable Energy.

So, what is Renewable Energy?

Definition of Renewable Energy Resources

Renewable Energy Sources: Fuels that can be
easily made or "renewed." We can never use up
renewable fuels. Types of renewable fuels are
hydropower (water), solar, wind, geothermal,
and biomass.

renew

Solar Energy

● Solar energy is the sun’s rays (solar

radiation) that reach the earth.

● Can be used to heat water and

heat spaces.

Conversion to Solar Energy

● Photovoltaic (PV devices) or “solar cells” – change sunlight directly into

electricity.

● Solar Power Plants - indirectly generates electricity when the heat from

solar thermal collectors is used to heat a fluid which produces steam that
is used to power a generator.

Photovoltaic (PV devices)

Solar Power

Solar Power Plants

Solar Dish

Solar Power Tower

Wind Energy

● Air in motion caused by uneven heating of

the earth’s surface by the sun.

● Large atmospheric winds that circle the earth

are created because the land near the earth's
equator is heated more by the sun than the
land near the North and South Poles.

Wind Machines

● Two types of wind machines (turbines) used today based on the direction

of the rotating shaft (axis)

‒ Horizontal-axis (most common)

‒ Vertical-axis

‒ Clusters of wind machines are called Wind Farms

Hydropower Energy

Accounts for 6% of the
total U.S electricity
generated and 71% of
generated renewables.

Hydropower

Geothermal Energy

● Heat from the earth
● Uses the steam and hot water produced inside the earth to heat buildings

or generate electricity.

● Is a renewable energy source because the water is replenished by rainfall

and the heat is continuously produced inside the earth.

How Geothermal Energy is Generated

Where do we find Geothermal Energy?

Uses of Geothermal Energy

1) Direct Use and District Heating Systems

2) Electricity Generation

3) Geothermal Heat Pumps

Geothermal Plants & Heat Pumps

● Types of Geothermal Plants

‒ Dry Steam Plants

‒ Flash Steam Plants

‒ Binary Power Plants

● Geothermal heat pumps are the most energy-efficient, environmentally

clean, and cost-effective systems for temperature control.

Biomass Energy

Biomass is organic material made from plants

and animals.

Biomass can be converted to other usable forms

of energy like methane gas or transportation
fuels like ethanol and biodiesel.

Forms of Biomass

● Wood and wood waste are the most common

forms.

● Municipal solid waste, landfill gas and biogas

are other forms.

Biofuels: Fuels Made from Biomass Material

● Biofuels don’t burn as much as fossil fuels.
● Biofuels are cleaner burning and produce fewer air pollutants than fossil

fuels.

● Types of biofuels:

‒ Ethanol

‒ Biodiesel

How did I do?

I know all 6.

Ready to get your

pider web on?

Spider-man

survival

I know three

types of

renewable energy

I am just not getting

it

Watch the Nearpod

video

I could answer

most of them one

is still tricky

Progress Learning

🔶 Log into progress leaning from Clever.

🔶 Select Environmental Science from the study plan.

🔶 Click on the questions at the sev 3b

🔶 Start working on the activities.

✅ Give a green check when you start!

🔶This is a graded assignment with unlimited attempts.

🔶 Once all parts are completed, submit a screenshot of your
results to the Canvas assignment.

👍 Give a thumbs up when you are finished!

Nearpod Twilight Zone

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Answer these questions about

renewable Energy

What is a renewable energy source that

uses water?

What is a renewable energy source that

uses the sun?

What is a renewable energy source that

uses plants or animals?

Meter
check

Dropdown

Renewable energy flows involve ​

Select answer

phenomena such as sunlight, wind, tides, plant growth, and ​

Select answer

, as the International Energy Agency explains: Renewable energy is derived from natural processes that are ​

Select answer

constantly.

Fantastic four assignment-spider-concept map

solar

Labelling

Spider-man is making a web use the terms on the left in alphabetical order going down. The matching description on the right

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

biomass

photovoltaic cells

ethanol

sun's rays

wind

wind power