FINAL PROJECT

                             (Alaska Coal Beds courtesy of bigcatenergy)

Hello fellow classmates of Explore Alaska.  This is a lesson I have put together for my final project.  I cannot find a way to put my PowerPoint on here.  If you would like it send me an email and I can shoot it your way. 

dadair@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

The other part of my final project is not very formal but something I definitely plan on doing.  At our next in-service I plan to show our entire staff the Teacher's Domain website and how I have been using it.  The great thing is that it is FREE!

Below you will find my lesson plan minus the PowerPoint.


LESSON PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:
Coal and its' effects on Alaska and its' people and alternative energy options for Alaska

TOPIC: Coal and alternative methods as an energy source and its effects on the global and Alaskan ecosystem as well as appropriate alternatives to coal based electricity

STANDARDS ADDRESSED: Alaska Science Standard [10] SB2.1,  [11] SA3.1, [11] SC3.1, [11] SF1.1-1.3

OBJECTIVES:  Students should be able to:

1. explain what a hydrocarbon is
2. describe the different types of coal
3. describe the basic steps in a coal fired electrical generation power plant
4. list pros and cons of electric energy derived from burning coal
5. elaborate on how other countries are contributing to greenhouse gases and the ecological and political issue associated
6. give examples of alternative energy sources with pros and cons for each

 ANTICIPATORY SETTING: Open discussion with class on how we obtain electric power.  Brainstorm a list on the whiteboard.

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURES:  PowerPoint lecture on coal with the following resources embedded within the PowerPoint that were obtained from the Explore Alaska course as well as resources not from the course.

• America's Addiction to Coal
• Arctic Haze video
• China and Coal / Politics
• Contaminants in the Arctic food chain
• Microbes and Global Warming
• greenhouse online simulation
• simulation assignment (courtesy of Traci Radil)

 INDEPENDENT PRACTICE:  This portion will be done at the end of the PowerPoint with an assignment to be done on school laptops and put in my "dropbox"  As well as the individual assignment with the greenhouse online simulation.

ASSESSMENT:

• Formal assessment with textbook content exam on the chapter with coal and alternative fuels. 
• Completion of online greenhouse assignment with class discussion on what observations / what was learned from the assignment (list of things learned on the white board...completion grade on assignment and participation points with white board list)
• Completion of the assignment on the last slide of the PowerPoint (Answer the following questions in a word document or  a PowerPoint and put it in my dropbox)
• How do carbon emissions into the atmosphere effect the global ecosystem and the Alaskan tundra? (5 points)
• List at least 2 ways the Native peoples have aided Western science in learning about changes in Alaska's tundra and ecosystem (5 points)
• What are some alternative methods to generating electricity from coal?  Use your school laptop to find 3 alternative sources appropriate for Alaska with 2 pros and 2 cons for each. (15 points, 5 points for each alternative source with its' pros and cons)

THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S WONDERFUL BLOGS THIS SEMESTER.  I GOT A LOT OF RESOURCES AND IDEAS FROM EVERYONE DURING THE COURSE.  THANKS AGAIN AND HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS.  FRIDAY I WILL BE HEADING TO COSTA RICA!

                   (photo courtesy of chieforganizerblog)