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Coal Formation (K-8)
Students conduct a simulation of the formation of coal and practice the essential laboratory skills of hypothesizing, observing, and explaining their findings. |
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Coal Supply and Demand (6-8)
Students participate in a simulated exploration of natural resources and discuss the relationship between supply and demand of natural resources. |
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Conserving Electric Energy (3-8)
Students participate in two experiments in which they (1) gain an appreciation for their dependency on electricity and (2) learn how regulating the rate of energy consumption makes the energy source last longer. |
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Generating Electricity From Coal (6-12)
Students learn about the process of generating electricity from coal, then research and present new methods of using coal to create electricity. |
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How Much Does it Cost to Light Your School? (4-8)
Students compute the cost of electricity used to light their classroom and their school for various lengths of time. They then compute the amount of coal needed to produce the electricity used for one hour of light in their classroom. |
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How Was Coal Formed? (6-12)
Students identify the dates and order of key timeframes of geologic history and learn about when and how coal was formed. |
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Identifying and Comparing Types of Coal (6-12)
Students identify and compare four types of coal by examining and burning coal samples. |
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Reclamation (9-12)
Students learn what it means to 'reclaim' land after surface mining; they also learn about federal statutes that govern reclamation. |
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Rocks and Minerals (4-8)
Students review the differences between rocks and minerals and categorize the ranks of coal. They also complete a map activity identifying countries and states where large deposits of coal are found. |
