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Energy Choices at the Pondside Reading Kiosk

Use a pondside library report and energy data to trace fuels to natural resources and evaluate environmental effects.

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Science
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students trace energy and fuels used at a pondside kiosk to natural resources.
Students compare renewable and nonrenewable resources using energy data.
Students evaluate environmental effects of obtaining and using energy resources.

How to use

Read the report together and identify each energy source before students study the graph. Discuss how the final recommendation uses both data and environmental evidence.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

4-ESS3-1

Describe how energy and fuels come from natural resources and how using them affects the environment.

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Energy Choices at the Pondside Reading Kiosk

Trace energy to natural resources and weigh environmental effects.

Read the report

Read the report about the library pond kiosk. Use the report and graph to answer the questions.

The Pondside Reading Kiosk

A library built a small reading kiosk beside a pond. The kiosk has lights and a pump that moves pond water through a filter. The library measured the electricity used by the kiosk and studied where that energy came from.

Solar panels on the kiosk roof change energy from sunlight into electricity. Sunlight is a resource that nature replaces. The panels do not burn fuel while they make electricity. However, making and installing panels uses materials, and placing equipment near a pond can disturb plants or animals.

Some of the kiosk's electricity comes from a power plant that burns natural gas. Natural gas formed underground over a very long time. People use it much faster than nature forms more of it, so it is a nonrenewable resource. Burning natural gas releases air pollution and greenhouse gases. Getting natural gas from underground can also disturb land.

The library also buys a small amount of electricity from a system powered by moving water. Moving water is replenished by the water cycle. A dam or other equipment for using moving water can change water flow and affect habitats. The amount of electricity from a source can change with weather or with how much energy the kiosk needs.