1. JANUARY 14th, 2019
Do Now: Examine the image and write all that you know about it on your slip of paper.

2. Read the Introduction and Background
Oil Spill Clean Up Lab
Read the Introduction and Background
As we read, underline important details about your task and circle the sentence that tells you what you are doing in this activity.

3. Oil Spill Clean Up Lab
Observe the clean up area. You will be required to remove oil from the water, the land, and any plants/wildlife in 3 minutes.
What do you notice? Jot down your ideas in the space provided.

4. Examine the materials. Select materials.
Oil Spill Clean Up Lab
Examine the materials. Select materials.
Discuss how you might use each and decide on FOUR.
Write them on your lab sheet.

5. Oil Spill Clean Up Lab Design and sketch your plan.
Make sure to include…
Construction
Implementation
Disposal

6. Oil Spill Clean Up Lab
Complete clean up.

7. Oil Spill Clean Up Lab
Complete analysis and reflection.

8. Renewable Resources
The Heroes

9. Renewable Resources Also called Alternative Energy
Provide an alternative to fossil fuels
Reduces air pollution and greenhouse gases
Most will not run out or are easily replaced

10. 1) Biomass Energy – material from living organisms (Wood, Manure, Grain)
Benefits
Costs
Biofuels
Ethanol – fermentation of starches and sugars to produce a type of alcohol to be used as fuel
Biodiesel – produced by vegetable oil mixed with petroleum
Does not add extra carbon into the atmosphere
Biofuel crops (corn, soybeans) take up land that could be used for growing food instead
Deforestation and soil erosion from farm land can occur
Relatively inefficient

11. 2) Geothermal Energy – hot water and steam heated from the Earth
Benefits
Costs
Use heat to generate electricity
Use hot water directly to heat homes and businesses through a network of pipes
Much less air pollution than burning fossil fuels
Using up groundwater faster than its replaced could lead to a water shortage
Drilling deep into Earth to find heat source can lead to unstable areas (earthquakes)

12. 3) Hydropower Energy – using the movement of river water for energy
Benefits
Costs
Dams – blocks a river and uses the force of the water flowing through the dam to convert to electricity
Does not pollute the atmosphere
Inexpensive to maintain a dam
Interrupts the natural flow of a river, therefore changes the natural ecosystem
Can cause land erosion and loss of nutrients downstream

13. 4) Solar Energy – using sun’s energy to generate electricity
Benefits
Costs
Passive Heating – using the sun’s energy naturally
Active Heating – using technology, like solar panels, to collect energy and distribute it
Does not pollute air or water
Limitless supply from the sun
Current technology is expensive
Solar farms take up land and change natural habitats
Dependent on weather – areas that are often cloudy/rainy would find it difficult to use solar

14. 5) Wind Power – converting wind’s kinetic energy into electrical energy
Benefits
Costs
Wind Turbine (windmill) – wind blowing turns the blades to be converted into electricity
Does not pollution
Can be highly efficient
Makes 23 times more than it uses
No ability to control the wind and it can be unpredictable
Isolated to only places with lots of wind
Blades can kill migrating birds and bats

15. 6) Hydrogen Fuel – fuel from the breakdown of water and other compounds
Benefits
Costs
Electrolysis – breaking down water
2H20 -> 2H2 + O2
Does not give off pollution
Hydrogen is most abundant element in the universe – it will not run out
Hydrogen gas is unstable and can catch fire/explode
Current technology this fuel is difficult to produce

16. Poster Activity
JEA, or Jacksonville Electric Authority, is the eighth largest community owned electric company in the country. Because it is community owned, that means JEA is overseen by a board of the directors comprised of community members and by the local government. This allows JEA to make decisions based on the needs of Jacksonville residents. Currently, most of JEA’s power comes from Natural Gas and Coal. However, the JEA board of directors knows that our fossil fuel reserves are going to run out and they are aware that our fossil fuel use is harming the environment; therefore, JEA wants to move toward using renewable energy.
Poster Activity