Rock to Energy Project

Rock_To_Energy_Project.zip

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This project, created by Roy Pratima, has students look at the practice of utilizing geological principles and apply geological concepts to the discovery of rocks to understand the different forms of energy found within different rocks and soils. Individually, students will use the Internet to research their topic, and then work practically to find the mass of a rock (or soil) from Earth's strata, record its volume, and calculate results. (Though it is an optional component of the project, students may benefit from trips to areas where there are reports of sedimentary rock deposition to help visualize the project within the context of their daily lives.)

Intended for high school aged students, this project will teach students the three types of rocks and their basic definitions; how oil forms; how to take independent notes in a science log; to use graph paper to create drawings; and how the mathematical terms "mass" and "volume" can determine physical area within a scientific context. By the end of the project, students should be able to determine how we conserve energy, and how we can find alternate energy sources within our daily lives.

Lesson Contents:

For orientation purposes, viewers should begin with the attached .pdf document, which offers a description of the lesson in full, as well as an overview of topics covered, and all learning outcomes.

Below is a list of the files contained within the attached .zip folder. The size of each file is included in parenthesis.

Rock_To_Energy_Project.zip