WEBQUEST ON NATURAL RESOURCES

INTRODUCTION

You have been learning about natural resources. During this quest you will use your knowledge and join a team of young recruits to present your ideas to the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA is looking for some fresh ideas on conserving our nonrenewable natural resources and making energy to power our world in new ways. The team that comes up with the best ideas will get to work with top scientists and make their ideas real.

PA Curriculum Standards this project meets are:S4.A.1 Reasoning and Analysis and S4.A.1.1 Identify and explain the application of scientific, environmental or technological knowledge to possible solutions to problems

TASK

You will work in a team of 4 students to complete a PowerPoint presentation. You will present the PowerPoint to the class as if we are the EPA. Your PowerPoint is to be about a one nonrenewable natural resource that your group decides on together. You will give conservation tips for this resource and a new way to make energy so we can save as much of this resource as possible. Be creative.

Remember the future generations are depending on us to conserve and invent new power sources to give them a life full of the same luxuries we have, ex. cars, heat.

Think and brainstorm about what things would be like without this resource in the future and the problems it would cause for people. Use this as the motivation to get others to conserve it in your power point.

Each person in your group needs a specific job, the four to choose from are:

TASK MANAGER You will make sure every one stays on task.

EDITOR You are responsible to correct spelling and grammar in power point.

TECH EXPERT You are in charge of adding transitions and animations to the power point.

WEB SEARCHER You are responsible for navigating to websites and noting the ones you used as sources.

PROCESS
• Using your textbook, pick a nonrenewable resource and list as many ways you can conserve it.

• Use the internet to help with conservation tips.

• Then research on the internet alternative ways to get the same kind of result without using your resource.

• Discuss as a group your top 3 or 4 conservation tips and the best alternative.

• Then use all of this information to compose a PowerPoint together with at least four slides.

• The first slide must be introducing your nonrenewable natural resource.

• The second slide should be your conservation slide and the third slide should be your alternative solution for an energy source.

• Your fourth slide must list the websites you used to come up with your PowerPoint and list your group members along with your job from the task section.

• You may use more slides but do not exceed 7.

• Lastly, you will present your PowerPoint to the class as if we are the EPA committee choosing the best team. Be sure to not just read the slides and at least two members need to present the slides.

  Be sure to have at least 2 pictures in your power point and at least 4 transitions or effects.

  RESOURCES

  Your textbook should be your first source then children's books like "Ten Things I Can Do To Help My World" by Melanie Walsh and "Energy For the Future" by Helen Orme could be helpful. Go to library and see if you can find books about conserving resources and energy sources for the future.

  Links that will assist you in your process:

  Energy Sources

  www.energyquest.ca.gov

  www.eia.gov/kids/

  Nonrenewable Natural Resources

  www.neok12.com/Natural-Resources

  www.urbanext.illinois.edu/world/nres

  Conserving Nonrenewable Resources

  www.energyquest.ca.gov

  www.keepbanderabeautiful.org

  Information on all three can be found on:

  www.nrdc.org/reference/kids/asp

  Use google to see if you can find more good resources.

  EVALUATION

  Your group will be graded as a whole for this project. PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW TO SEE THE RUBRIC FOR GRADING YOUR GROUP.

  CONCLUSION
  • Did you find creative new ways to conserve your nonrenewable resource?

  • Will people be able to follow your tips without much trouble?

  • Is your alternative energy source a sound possibility?

  • Did you come up with any questions we can address in class?

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