Spanish Lesson: El futuro de la energía renovable
Lesson Plan
45 minutesGrades5Spanish
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Written by Lorissa Clark, Sustainable Jersey for Schools
About this lesson
Students learn how communities in Puerto Rico are solving their energy problems and participate in a role-play activity.
Inquire: Students share what they know about Puerto Rico and learn about the impact of hurricanes on the island.
Investigate: Students watch a video about how Puerto Rico is solving their energy and climate change challenges and complete comprehension activities.
Inspire: Students create and present a poster to advocate for the best type of renewable energy for a specific region of the United States.
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Suggestions
- This unit can be taught in conjunction with a unit on weather, geography, the environment, the house, or energy, or as part of a unit on Puerto Rico.
- Students can use this map as an additional resource to determine what renewable energy would be best for their assigned place.
- The images and discussion on hurricanes may bring up anxiety for some students. Consider using resources from the Climate Anxiety: SEL Resource for Teachers including a template to inform caregivers of the topics in the unit and sentence frames for discussions.
- To connect this assessment with the real world, students can present their posters to members of the community.
Prerequisites
- This is lesson 3 of 3 of our Spanish Unit: La Energía Renovable
- This lesson is intended for students in the novice mid or novice high proficiency levels in the language.
- Students should be familiar with vocabulary related to renewable energy from Lessons 1 and 2 of this unit.
- Teacher can prepare various brainstorming sheets or graphic organizers.
- Teacher can review this document from Lesson 2 to learn more about renewable energy in Puerto Rico before teaching Lesson 3.
Differentiation
- Teacher can turn on the subtitles in English or Spanish depending on students’ proficiency levels when viewing the video.
- Students can create posters with images and no writing to focus on their speaking skills.
- Students can record their presentations on a platform such as Padlet for other students to see and comment on to further the assessment.
From the scientist review
Además de aprender sobre las fuentes de energía renovable y los efectos que los eventos climáticos extremos, como los huracanes, han tenido en las infraestructuras energéticas, los estudiantes también generarán ideas sobre cómo persuadir a sus gobiernos para que adopten una combinación energética que sea adecuada para el contexto climático de sus respectivos países. Examinamos la lección y encontramos que cumplía con nuestro proceso de credibilidad científica.
In addition to learning about the sources of renewable energy and the effects that extreme weather events like hurricanes have had on energy infrastructures, students will also come up with ideas for how to persuade their governments to adopt an energy mix that is appropriate for the climate context of their respective countries. We examined the lesson and found that it met our scientific credibility process.
In addition to learning about the sources of renewable energy and the effects that extreme weather events like hurricanes have had on energy infrastructures, students will also come up with ideas for how to persuade their governments to adopt an energy mix that is appropriate for the climate context of their respective countries. We examined the lesson and found that it met our scientific credibility process.
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Lorissa Clark
Lorissa Clark holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from The College of New Jersey and a Master of Arts in English as a Second Language and Bilingual Education from the American College of Education. She has been teaching since 2006 and has 20 years of experience teaching Spanish and English as a Second Language to students in grades K–12. Lorissa holds K–12 teaching certifications in Spanish and English as a Second Language and has extensive experience designing curriculum, integrating technology into instruction, and supporting educators through professional development.
Sustainable Jersey for Schools
Sustainable Jersey is a network and movement of municipalities, schools and school districts working collectively to bring about a sustainable New Jersey. Acting with state agencies, non-profit organizations, foundations, academia and industry, Sustainable Jersey researches best practices for what communities could and should do to contribute to a sustainable future.
