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What Is Distributed Renewable Energy?
Provided by: ACE |Published on: November 18, 2022
Lesson Plans Grades 9-12, 6-8
Synopsis
- This short animated video describes the current way communities get energy and introduces distributed renewable energy, discussing the need for a clean energy transition that moves power production away from large, profit-seeking companies to communities and individuals.
- The video discusses the impacts of climate change on rural communities and the role farmers and communities can play in transforming the energy sector.
- A lesson plan is linked below to expand the video into a full lesson.
Subjects: Economics, Engineering
Authors: ACE
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This resource is a fun way to introduce students to the fossil fuel industry's influence in the United States and how communities can address it.
- The video uses animated graphics to communicate the concepts in an easy-to-understand and accessible way.
Additional Prerequisites
- Before watching the video, students should understand how the energy industry contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.
- This resource requires access to the Internet.
Differentiation
- Have students consider what role they can play in the clean energy transition.
- This resource can be used in civics classes during lessons about lobbying and the influence of special interests in politics, and in economics classes during lessons about the interactions between individuals and communities and profit-seeking companies.
- This other lesson can be used to help students learn more about the electric grid.
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About the Partner Provider
Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)
Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)'s mission is to educate, inspire and support young people to lead the fight for their future. To achieve their mission, ACE ensures young people have everything they need to understand the science of climate emergency and advocate for solutions.
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