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You Need: Research NotebookTo Do: Research UnitHomework: Web Evaluation due Monday

RESOLVED: Among all energy sources, nuclear power is the best choice to meet future world energy consumption needs.

JANUARY 3, 2012

Review: What is this? Romeo and Juliette decide they want to go to

the movies. They suddenly have a bunch of questions (or problems) to answer. What movie do they want to see? What time do they want to see the movie? Where do they want to see the movie? How much money should they bring?

Presearch: The art of asking questions Romeo and Juliette decide they want to go to the movies. They suddenly

have a bunch of questions (or problems) to answer……

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Seventh Grade A Block

What is Energy?

Energy is the capacity of a physical system to perform work.

Energy: 1. Makes things move 2. Makes things grow 3. Runs machines 4. Exists in many forms

Nuclear Energy is one kind of energy.

www.physics.about.com

Where the U.S. gets its energy:9% is nuclear energy

U.S. Energy

Oil=38%

Natural Gas=25%

Coal=21%

Nuclear=9%

Other=7%

USA Today 3/21/2011

Q: Why care about Nuclear energy?A: Electricity

Energy Game Question #11. What is the biggest use of electricity at

home?

A. Water Heater B. Refrigerator C. Air Conditioner D. Computer E. Aquarium

Energy Game Question #11. What is the biggest use of electricity at

home?

A. Water Heater 2190 Kilowatt hours/year

B. Refrigerator 642

C. Air Conditioner 3100D. Computer 520E. Aquarium 700

U.S. Electricity Fun Facts The amount of electricity Americans use doubles

about every twenty years. Electricity consumption is expected +45% by 2030 Houses are the biggest electricity users in the U.S.

Nuclear power supplies 20% of the electricity in the U.S.

www.getenergyaware.org

Where the US gets its Electricity:20% is from nuclear energy.

Confused? It’s Cars vs. Houses!US ENERGY US ELECTRICITY

Oil 38% 3%Gas 25 18

Coal 21 50Nuclear 9 20

Other* 7 9*Other= hydro, wind, geothermal

NUCLEAR ENERGY MATTERS BECAUSE IT IS THE #2 SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY IN THE

USA.

Energy Game Questions #22. Who is credited with introducing nuclear

energy to the U.S.?

A. Albert EinsteinB. Marie CurieC. Thomas Alva EdisonD. Al GoreE. Wilhelm Roentgen

Energy Game Questions #22. Who is credited with introducing nuclear

energy to the U.S.?

A. Albert EinsteinB. Marie CurieC. Thomas Alva EdisonD. Al GoreE. Wilhelm Roentgen

The History of Nuclear Energy

1939 •Einstein writes President Roosevelt about uranium weapons.

1945 •Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan

1957 •First nuclear power plant starts in Shippingport PA

1974 •U.S. sets up Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

1985 •Chernobyl nuclear tragedy, Russia

1987 •U.S. selects Yucca Mountain NV to be first nuclear waste repository.

1993 •109 Nuclear power plants in U.S. Today there are 104

2006

•68% of Americans favor nuclear energy. 49% state a need to build more plants.

Source: Energy Information Administration

World Energy Trends First nuclear power stations in 1950’s 440 nuclear power stations in 30 countries. Nuclear energy is 6% of the world’s energy.

www.world-nuclear.org

Energy Game Question #3 Which continent uses the most energy?

A. AfricaB. AsiaC. North AmericaD. South AmericaE. Europe

Energy Game Question #3 Which continent uses the most energy of any

kind?

A. AfricaB. AsiaC. North AmericaD. South AmericaE. Europe

World Energy Trends

Key Countries in Nuclear Energy Debate

France S Korea UkraineGermany Japan USA China0

1020304050607080

% Nuclear Energy Use

www.world-nuclear.org

Key Countries in Nuclear Energy Debate1. France: Biggest dependency on nuclear

energy2. S. Korea: Nuclear defense3. Ukraine: Chernobyl4. Germany: Shutting down all nuclear plants5. Japan: Fukushima Tragedy6. USA: No new nuclear plants since the 1990’s7. China: Alarming need for energy

Electricity Production

USA World

COAL 50%Nuclear 20Gas 18Oil 3Hydro 2Other 7

41%1321 616 3

WWW.WORLD.NUCLEAR.ORG

How do you know if it’s a good choice?

1. Is it fair to all users?

3. Can we use it for a long time?

2. How much does it cost?

WHICH ONE IS BEST?

Your Mission…Among all energy sources, is

nuclear power the best choice to meet future world energy

consumption needs?

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE A DECISION?

Step 1: Define Your Terms!RESOLVED: Among all energy sources, nuclear power is the best choice to meet future world energy consumption needs.

Step 1: Define Your Terms!RESOLVED: Among all energy sources, nuclear power is the best choice to meet future world energy consumption needs.

Step 1: Define Your Terms! Energy Sources: What are the choices? If

not nuclear, what instead?

Nuclear power: What are the risks and benefits?

Best: Is “best” a financial, environmental, safety-related, or fair concept?

World energy consumption needs: What is the real need?

Unit Overview: The next 13 weeks Research Training and Techniques

Two Outlines Two Essays 1 Pro 1 Con

Formal Debate!

Parting thought: The Organized Binder File materials immediately. File materials in the correct category.

Know where your binder is -- at all times.

Works Cited“Energy Classroom: Fun Facts.” www.getenergyaware.org. Energy

Aware Organization, 2011. Web. 4 Dec. 2011.“Energy Use Trends.” www.aps.org. American Physical Society,

1995. Web. 4 Dec. 2011.“Massachusetts: Effort to Close Reactor is Denied.” The New York

Times 30 Nov. 2011, National ed.: A16. Print.“Nuclear Energy Timelines.” www.eia.org. Energy Information

Administration , Oct. 2008. Web. 9 Dec. 2011.“Nuclear, Oil, Gas or Coal? PIck your Energy Poison.” USA Today

21 Mar. 2011: n. pag. www.usatoday.com. Web. 6 Dec. 2011.Seth, Anita. www.ieer.org. Institute for Energy and Environmental

Research, Feb. 1997. Web. 3 Dec. 2011.2010 Key World Energy Statistics. Paris: International Energy

Agency, 2010. www.iea.org. Web. 9 Dec. 2011.www.world-nuclear.org. IAEA, n.d. Web. 7 Dec. 2011.

WEB EVALUATION due Monday 1/9 http://

www.smes.org/main/library/Tutorials/Web_Eval_Assignment.html

Go to St. Margaret’s Library e-resources Choose from middle school menu: Web

Evaluation

Comic Strip posted with permission from author. (Cravens, Greg.  Buckets. Jan 4 2008.)

RESOLVED: Among all energy sources, nuclear power is the best choice to meet future world energy consumption needs.

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2006: How the World uses energy

www.energy&capital.com

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