1. Chapter 7 Energy Journal Assignments

2. Journals 1.Energy Uses 2.Life without Fossil Fuels 3.Energy Sources in US 4.Review (7-1) Questions 5.Venn Diagram – Fossil Fuels 6.Dirty Little Secret 7.Clean Coal 8.Review (7-2) Questions 9.Opinion - Nuclear Power 10.Review (7-3) Questions 11.Compare Solar Technologies 12.Draw and label parts of photovoltaic 13.Review (7-4) 14.Which renewable Energy Source would best suit your region? Explain 15.Review (7-5) 16.Describe the difference between energy conservation and energy efficiency. 17.Review (7-6)

3. Energy Uses ActivityEnergy : Electricity or heat Energy Source: Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas What can you do to reduce the amount of fossil fuel used? Transportation Heating home in winter Cooling home in summer Television / radio / video / computer Stove Microwave Indoor lights Washing clothes

4. Life with out Fossil Fuels What would a day in your life be like with out fossil fuels? Imagine that you woke up one morning to find out that all of the fossil fuels had run out for one day. You have to go to school still. Describe this day in your life, from the minute you wake up until the moment you go to bed.

5. Do you think the United States can ever become “Energy Independent?” Explain

6. Chapter 7 Lesson 1 Review questions 1-10 (pg 254) Write out sentences, underline answers

7. Venn Diagram Fill in the circles with descriptions of each Where they overlap, write similarities COAL PETROLEUMNATURAL GAS

8. Dirty Little Secret Explain what is “America’s Dirty Little Secret” Why is it dirty? What is the alternative?

9. Clean Coal Is there really such a thing? Read both sides of the clean coal issue. Write a paragraph describing your position: Can coal really be cleaned? Yes or NO http://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/7/c an_coal_be_clean_a_debatehttp://www.democracynow.org/2008/10/7/c an_coal_be_clean_a_debate

10. Chapter 7 Lesson 2 Review questions 1-10 (pg 260) Write out sentences, underline answers

11. Opinion The US must begin to move away from fossil fuels. Do you think that the US should build more Nuclear Power Plants? Explain in one paragraph

12. Chapter 7 Lesson 3 Review questions 1-10 (pg 266) Write out sentences, underline answers

13. Describe Describe the differences between passive solar heating active solar heating photovoltaic energy

14. Draw Draw the solar panel kits Label solar panels, back solar circuits, and load

15. Review 7.4 Solar Energy 1-10 (complete sentences)

16. Renewable Energy