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U.N. Energy Summit: Country Energy Analysis

This document provides instructions for a three-step research project on a country's primary energy sources. In step one, students research their country's main energy source, annual energy needs, how the source works, and environmental impacts. Step two requires outlining the pros and cons of the country's main power source. In step three, students will attend a mock UN conference to debate energy and climate agreements with other countries based on their research. The document includes rubrics to evaluate student performance in each step.

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Topics covered

  • hydroelectric power,
  • energy systems,
  • energy transition,
  • energy requirements,
  • energy frameworks,
  • energy sources,
  • energy sustainability,
  • pros and cons,
  • natural gas,
  • energy future
78 views3 pages

U.N. Energy Summit: Country Energy Analysis

This document provides instructions for a three-step research project on a country's primary energy sources. In step one, students research their country's main energy source, annual energy needs, how the source works, and environmental impacts. Step two requires outlining the pros and cons of the country's main power source. In step three, students will attend a mock UN conference to debate energy and climate agreements with other countries based on their research. The document includes rubrics to evaluate student performance in each step.

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© © All Rights Reserved
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Topics covered

  • hydroelectric power,
  • energy systems,
  • energy transition,
  • energy requirements,
  • energy frameworks,
  • energy sources,
  • energy sustainability,
  • pros and cons,
  • natural gas,
  • energy future

U.N.

EnergyandClimateSummit
Resources
[Link]
[Link]

Step 1 - Research
1. What type of energy source does your country primarily uses, or planning to use, to
produce electrical energy? (Hydroelectric, Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Geothermal, Nuclear,
Wind, Solar, etc.)
2. How much energy does your country currently requires annually (in kgoe/year)?
3. How does your energy source work?
What fuel does it use?
Where does that fuel come from?
How does your energy source convert the fuel to electrical energy?
4. What is the environmental impact of your countrys main source of energy (If your
country is currently changing to a greener energy source you may also research that).
Possible environmental effects
Habitat destruction
Hazardous waste
Air/Water/Soil pollution
Etc.
5. What (if anything) is being done to minimize environmental impact? Are there any
reclamation efforts?

Step 2 - Weigh the Pros and Cons of your countrys main power
source.
5. Outline the pros and cons of using your countrys primary power source.
Possible pros and cons
Pros Cons
Cost Environmental impact (could be more
Availability than one here)
Job creation International pressure (trade tariffs)
Economic situation (India vs. Canada) Domestic Taxes (carbon tax)

6. Do you think your country should keep its primary energy


source what it is? Or do you think your country should
make some changes? What are your reasons?
Please answer in paragraph form.
Step 3 - Conference
7. You will attend the U.N Energy and Climate Summit to represent your country. As your
countrys energy and environmental representative, you will debate the demands and
agreements you would like to form with other countries in regards to climate change.
8. In your debate, use what you have learned about carbon emissions, fuel availability,
environmental damage, etc., to help guide your demand and agreements.
Rubric
Categories Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Satisfactory (2) Limited (1)

Step 1: In depth analysis of Analysis of research Analysis of research Some questions


Research research questions. questions and questions not fully were researched
Research is cited research is cited explained. Research and there is
Learning Outcome: and in own words. accordingly and in is mostly cited and some information
Describe and own words. mostly in own words. involved.
discuss the societal
and environmental
implications of the
use of electrical
energy

Step 2: Insightful details and Accurate details and Comprehension and Comprehension
Pros and Cons comments on how comments on how discussion around and discussion
your country is your country is pros and cons of around pros and
Learning Outcome: affected, both affected, both powersource is cons of
Identify and evaluate positively and positively and limited powersource is
sources of electrical negatively, by its negatively, by its either wrong or
energy, including oil, main source of main source of incomplete.
gas, coal, biomass, power. power.
wind and solar

Step 3: The In depth General Limited Lack of


Conference understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
scientific concepts scientific concepts scientific concepts scientific
Learning Outcome: involved in energy involved in energy involved in energy concepts
Describe and production. production. production. involved in
discuss the societal (Emissions,Cost,Envi (Emissions,Cost,Envi (Emissions,Cost,Envi energy
and environmental ronmental impact ronmental impact ronmental impact production.
implications of the etc). Strengthens etc). Strengthens etc). Does not (Emissions,Cost,
use of electrical arguments with arguments with strengthen arguments Environmental
energy scientific knowledge scientific knowledge with scientific impact etc). Does
knowledge. not strengthen
arguments with
scientific
knowledge

Eagerly and Participates in Participates in Requires


consistently engages classroom activities classroom activities continual
in debate and and discussions and discussions prompting to
discussions, and willingly and according to the engage in
encourages peers to frequently. structure provided by activities and
get involved. the teacher. Requires discussions
some prompting.

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