EnergyGenerationProject

Energy Generation Project Now that you have become familiar with electricity and it’s types, you are now to explore how it is generated and transmitted (moved). You have heard words like global warming, emissions and pollution, but how do they connect to the generation of electricity. Traditionally, electricity has been made by nonrenewable resources such as oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear. However, newer methods are being used from renewable methods such as geothermal, hydroelectric (and tidal), solar and wind.

**Task**
You are to create a visual project that compares and contrasts 1 traditional (nonrenewable) method vs. 1 newer (renewable) method. (The choices are yours.) Your visual project could be a poster (or series of posters) on object (i.e. an oil can (s), an old tire, a pile of coal (or symbolic coal), a wind mill, an atom, a recycling box, etc) with various pieces of information on it. The idea is that you present your project on something that represents at least one of the energy sources you are presenting. However, your project must be something tangible (something you can hold, not a computer file).

Use the directions sheet distributed in class ( -in case you "misplace" that copy) to complete your project. Make sure to review the rubric (page two of the document) to see how you will be evaluated. There are several stages that you will need to go through to complete your project successfully. Use this list to check your progress throughout the project.
 * Decide what two energy sources (one renewable and one nonrenewable) to research for your project. You may need to explore several source of energy to find which ones interest you the most.
 * Begin the research process. Using the resources reviewed in class are your best option to find reliable and relevant information. You may want to print articles and other things you find so you have a hard copy to highlight and write on. This might be easier to see all the information you have at the same time, as well. Plus, this might also decrease your temptation to **//plagiarize//** (which results in a **zero for the project**).
 * Match the information you read about with the different requirements found on the directions sheet. Highlighting or underlining using different colors for each requirement as you read might help you with this. For example, you might underline using red to mark any information that shows an advantage of your renewable source of energy, while using blue to mark the disadvantages. This also helps you keep track of what sources you use for each requirement when you are citing your references in your text!
 * Paraphrase or summarize the information you read for each requirement using your own words. Remember to keep track of where you get each piece of information. You can have two sources for the same information so give credit to both!
 * Now that you have gathered all your information, it's time to decide how to present it in a fun and creative way.
 * Before gluing or taping all your information on you model, do two things.
 * One, go back through the rubric to make sure you have all the requirements.
 * Second, lay everything out to make sure everything fits correctly. Make sure you do not have text that is cut off, text that is not easily readable from 1 meter away, or things like that. Remember that organization is a big part of your grade!
 * Put it all together and be proud of what you did. :)

**Important Reminders**

 * ALL information, titles, diagrams, etc. must be printed (not handwritten).
 * ALL diagrams, graphic organizers, etc. must be created by you. You may not use diagrams that someone else created. BE CAREFUL!!!
 * You MUST use at least **one of each of the following resources**: magazine article, news article and reference source. Try to find article resources that were written within the last year or two so you have the most up-to-date information and technologies. Other types of resources, and more than one of these types of resources, are allowed and encouraged!
 * Make sure to number your references on your bibliography. See the example below:
 * 1- "Preface to 'What Energy Sources Should Be Pursued?'." //Opposing Viewpoints: Global Resources//. Ed. Helen Cothran. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. //Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center//. Gale. Korea International School. 3 Dec. 2009
 * 2- Glanz, James. "Drilling Ordeals Are Said to Set Back a Big Geothermal Project.(National Desk)." //The New York Times.// 158. 54773 (August 20, 2009): A14(L). //Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center//. Gale. Korea International School. 3 Dec. 2009
 * Make sure to cite everything (information, images, etc.) using the way we've learned in class. As a reminder, you are to type the number of the source used following the information or caption (when citing images) and make it superscript. See the example below: //(I made up the information just to use for this example.)//
 * Twenty-five percent of the world's energy comes from solar sources. 1
 * All images used must have a caption that states (in a complete sentence) what we are looking at in the picture and the super-script number of the resource listed on your bibliography. (Just like you do for the information, explained above.)
 * ** HAND IN YOUR DIRECTIONS/RUBRIC SHEET WITH YOUR NAME ON IT or your project will be LATE!!! **

**Due Dates**
Block B-January 11 Block D-January 12 Block E-January 12