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Coal: Energy For Home & Community

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR LOAN FROM THE PITTSBURGH, PA SITE
CONTENTS
GRADE THREE TEACHING MODULE
 
Title Page ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1
 
Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2
 
Lesson 1. Stored Energy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3
 
Lesson 2. Physical Properties of Coal ----------------------------------------------------------------
 6
 
Lesson 3. From Where Does Coal Come? -----------------------------------------------------------
 9
 
Lesson 4. Coal Combustion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 15
 
Lesson 5. Energy Conversion -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 17
 
Lesson 6. Effects of Combustion on the Environment ---------------------------------------------
 20
 
Lesson 7. Investigating Acidity -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 22
 
Lesson 8. Control of Acid Rain -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 27
 
Kit Contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 32
 
Authorities Consulted ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 33
CONTENTS
GRADE FOUR TEACHING MODULE
Title Page ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
    What is Energy?

    Student Activity:

    What is Energy? _______________________________________________

2

How do Kinetic and Potential Energy Differ? __________________________

 6
What are Some Sources of Energy?

 

 Coal ________________________________________________________ 7
Demonstration:
          Cookie Bar Coal _________________________________________ 9
Student Activities:
          Marshmallow Moosh ______________________________________ 11
          How Coal was Formed ____________________________________ 12
          How Coal is Mined _______________________________________ 13
          How Coal is Used ________________________________________ 14
Wind
Student Activity:
          Crosswinds & Tailwinds------------------------------------ 15
Solar Energy ------------------------------------------------------------- 17
Student Activities:
          The Sun----------------------------------------------------------- 18
          How to make a Solar Water Heater--------------------- 19
          Catching the Rays with a Solar Cooker -------------- 20
          Solar Cell Game Sheet ------------------------------------- 21
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources
Student Activities
          Renew - A - Bean--------------------------------------------- 22
What are Some Types of Energy?
Electricity ----------------------------------------------------------------- 25
Student Activities:
          Turn that Lemon On ----------------------------------------- 29
          Making a Galvanometer ------------------------------------ 30
          Power Paths --------------------------------------------------- 31
          Home Survey -------------------------------------------------- 32

Sound --------------------------------------------------------------------

 33
Student Activities:
          Seeing Your Voice ------------------------------------------ 34
          How can Sound be Produced by Friction? --------- 35
          How Does Sound Travel? --------------------------------- 36
What is the Energy Conservation Law?------------------------ 37
Student Activities:
          The Pinwheel -------------------------------------------------- 40
          The Magneto --------------------------------------------------- 42
          Solar-Powered Propeller ----------------------------------- 44
          An Example of an Energy Chain ------------------------ 46
          Energy and Our Food System --------------------------- 49
          A look At Four Food Chains ------------------------------ 50
          Energy Steps to a Warm Home ------------------------- 51
General Supplemental Material for Teachers ----------------------------------------- 52
Authorities Consulted ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58

  

CONTENTS
GRADE FIVE TEACHING MODULE
Title Page ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Earth
History and Structure ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2
Geological Time Line ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
Inspecting Coal Samples ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4
Coal Formation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Energy Resources and Conservation
Coal Production in the U.S.A. --------------------------------------------------------- 7
Energy Mapping ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
The Geologist’s Dilemma --------------------------------------------------------------- 16
Making the Peanuts Last --------------------------------------------------------------- 18
Uses and Demands: How Much Energy?------------------------------------------ 22
Presenting --- the Hogg Family ------------------------------------------------------- 23
Coal: A TREE-mendous Resource -------------------------------------------------- 25
U.S. Coal Consumption, Logic Puzzle -------------------------------------------- 26
Environmental Factors
Floating Coal: A Density Experiment ---------------------------------------------- 28
Oxidation of Coal -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
What is pH and Why is it Important?----------------------------------------------- 32
Acid Test Data Sheet -------------------------------------------------------------------- 34
Why Worry About Acid Rain? -------------------------------------------------------- 35
Environment and Conservation: Acid Rain --------------------------------------- 36
Clean-Up Cost: Acid Mine Drainage ----------------------------------------------- 41
Supplementary Reading Materials --------------------------------------------------------- 43

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