Students will be introduced to fossil fuels. Students will learn how fossil fuels originate, how long they take to form, how they are transported from their sources, and how they are altered for energy use. Students will understand that fossil fuels are nonrenewable and are altered for energy use.

 

Students will use My World GIS or Web GIS to investigate where coal reserves are located in the USA. Students will use GIS to investigate coal production and consumption for different countries. Students will examine how coal consumption and production have changed over a 28-year period, 1980 - 2008, both worldwide and in the US. They will also analyze relationships between coal consumption and country populations.

 

Students will use My World GIS or Web GIS to investigate countries with natural gas reserves. Students will use GIS to investigate natural gas production and consumption for different countries. Students will examine how natural gas consumption and production have changed over a 28-year period, 1980 - 2008, both worldwide and in the US. They will also analyze relationships among countries’ natural gas consumption and their populations.