Title of project/Student’s name / 1 / 5
What is energy?
Explain 2 ENERGY FORMS / 2-3 / 10
Your Energy Resource definition (what it is/where it comes from?) / 4 / 5
2 advantages of producing electricity from your Energy resource / 5 / 10
2 disadvantages of energy resource / 6 / 10
4 States/Cities/Countries using your energy source / 7 / 10
Explain the process of how electricity is harnessed from your energy resource / 8 / 15
Picture of Energy Source* / 9 (one or more) / 10
Grammar/Spelling / 10
Completed on time / 10
Bibliography (at least 3 different sources) / 15
Use of class time / 5 pts x 5 days =25
TOTAL POINTS / 135
Rubric for Energy Resource PowerPoint
Name ______Date Due ______
Choices of energy forms: Alternative, Biomass, Fossil Fuel, Geothermal, Nuclear, Solar, Water, Wind
copy Student Guide Grade 9
Alternative EnergyEnergy Resources - Created by Andy Darvill, Science teacher at
BroadoakCommunitySchool, Weston-super-Mare, England
Alternative Fuels - Exhaust from cars and trucks causes a lot of the smog and global warming you see or hear about. We're looking for ways to make fuel cleaner. From Dr. E's Energy Lab - from the U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy page.
Alternative Energy Sources: Advantages & Disadvantages - from the Alternative Energy Sources Information Site - has clear explanations to a variety of alternative energy sources, including videos and links to additional resources
Biomass Energy
Biomass Energy - explains what biomass energy is and the various forms it comes in. From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Biomass Energy - from the United States Department of Energy
California: Biomass - basic information from the California Energy Commission.
Cow Power video, turn manure into energy.
Nuclear Energy
The Power of Small - How the Atom Changed the World - a Thinkquest site.
Nuclear Energy Made Simple -The Nuclear Fuel Cycle - from the World Nuclear Association
Nuclear Energy - from the United States Department of Energy
Nuclear and Uranium Home Page - Energy Information Administration - United States Department of Energy
Solar Energy
Roofus' Solar Home - meet this crazy canine and find out what makes a home energy efficient. Lots of information on solar power.
California: Solar - basic info from the California Energy Commission.
Arizona Solar Center (AZSC) - find out all about solar energy and technology in Arizona.
"About solar energy - There are a variety of technologies that have been developed to take advantage of solar energy. NREL performs research to develop and advance all of these technologies."
From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Solar Energy - from the United States Department of Energy
Water Energy
Hydroelectric Power - describes how water's mechanical energy is turned into electricity. From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Facts About Hydropower - see charts and read interesting facts. Click the link at the top to learn how the power of falling water is converted into electric energy.
Water Energy - from the United States Department of Energy
Wind Energy
Guided Tour on Wind Energy - learn about sources for this type of energy and the turbines that make it work.
California: Wind - basic info from the California Energy Commission.
Wind Energy - explains how wind energy works and how it is used.
From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Wind Energy - from the United States Department of Energy
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Energy - explains what geothermal energy is and the various forms it comes in. From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
California: Geothermal - basic information from the California Energy Commission.
Plus Side of Volcanoes: Geothermal Energy - find out how volcanoes can generate energy for people to use, from the USGS.
Geothermal Energy - from the United States Department of Energy
Geothermal Energy - We use the very high heat of the inside of the Earth to make electricity. Underground water reservoirs are heated by the very hot rocks of the crust (which are heated by magma below them, which is heated by the extremely hot core). We use this hot water to make steam, which powers a generator that makes electricity. From Dr. E's Energy Lab - from the U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy page.