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Description
The resource consists of four videos in response to the question, Why isn’t there more electricity produced by wind generation in Alberta. The first video introduces wind turbines (how they work; where they are located). The second video has two students identify and discuss the challenges represented by wind farms (lack of incentive given the availability of fossil fuels in Alberta and an economy built on fuel extraction; the inconsistency of wind power; costly infrastructure; aesthetic and noise impact). In the third video two students outline the environmental and economic opportunities represented by wind power (sustainable resource, no green house or other gases, low maintenance cost, green energy jobs). The final video involves a discussion among the four students that serves to review the challenges and opportunities.
The combination of videos strikes a balance in identifying the essential considerations that underline the debate with respect to wind power.
General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
The video may be used as part of a larger discussion on renewable energy, climate change or sustainable development. It serves to introduce the debate around wind power and might be followed by assigning further research on each of the issues raised to teams of students who might then engage in a classroom debate or stage an “information session” for others in the school or community.
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- Alberta
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- Grade 11
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- Science
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- Technological Education
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- Energy and Mines - ENM3040: Energy & the Environment
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- Environmental Science 12: Living sustainably supports the well-being of self, community, and Earth.
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- Current Topics in the Sciences 30S: Science, Technology, Society & the Environment
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- Grade 10
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- Learning and Living Sustainably (STSE)
- Science 10 Science for Sustainable Societies
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- Advanced Environmental Science 120:Introduction to the human sphere
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- Environmental Science 3205: Introduction to Environmental Science
- Northwest Territories
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- Science 20-4:Understanding Common Energy Conversion Systems
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- AP Environmental Science: Energy Consumption and Resources
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Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)
- Climate Change
Energy (2)
- Alternative Energy
- Energy Generation
Governance (1)
- Government Regulations
Science and Technology (1)
- Appropriate Technology
