Clean Energy

• This course about clean energy sources, or energy sources that do not directly require fossil fuels, contains the following sections: the number one climate problem, fossil fuels, nuclear power, generation IV nuclear, solar power, wind power, hydropower, nuclear fusion, can we make fusion work, everything electric, hydrogen, and 100% renewables.
• This course contains text, interactive questions, infographics, data charts, a video, and sections called "Open Problems"and "Final Quiz."

Positives

• The course is available in a number of different languages.
• Students earn a certificate if they complete the course.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• This course is part of a series of climate change courses from ClimateScience.
  
• This resource covers complex chemistry and physics topics that may require some previous knowledge or additional time to cover.
• Students will need a computer and Internet connection to use the interactive features.
• The resource provides a very pro-nuclear stance and does not discuss that Uranium ore must be mined for use, nor that most nuclear power plants use a huge amount of water from reservoirs and rivers to operate.
  
• Some of the reference links are not secure websites, and some links are broken or go to pages no longer updated.
  

Differentiation

• This course provides two levels of learning. Use the button in the top left of the page to toggle between "Simple" and "Advanced." The "Simple" setting is recommended for middle school students, while the "Advanced" setting is recommended for high school students.
• Students can proceed through this course at their own pace.
• Students could discuss the lack of a safe storage solution for radioactive waste, which must be contained and monitored for thousands of years.
  
• Other resources about renewable energy include Renewable Energy 101, Transition to Renewable Energy Now, and How Renewables Work: A Practical Guide to Solar, Wind, and Geothermal.
  

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