Energy

Day 38

Energy Policy Presentations

Students will present their energy policies for the island. Students will describe how their proposed combination of energy sources is efficient and has minimal environmental impact.

 
  1. Inform students that they will present and explain their proposed energy policy to the island inhabitants. Remind students that their combination of energy sources must be efficient and have minimal environmental impact.
     
  2. Give each student group 5-10 minutes to present their energy policy to the class.
     
  3. Review and discuss students' energy policies for each province. Discuss key factors that contribute to efficient energy policies. You may wish to discuss the following energy source and distribution issues about the Isle of Navitas:

    ​- Biofuels are an option for all provinces. Iberia and Cambria are better options for the use of biofuels as a power source because productive farmland is concentrated in those provinces. However, since Gaul is dominated by a wet climate and forested area, it is not well suited for farming.

    - The Isle of Navitas can not allocate all biofuel resources to energy production because a percentage of agricultural crops need to be used for food. 

    - Cambria is the only province with uranium mines. It would be quite costly for Iberia and Gaul to develop required infrastructure to transport and process uranium.

    - Iberia does not contain geothermal sources. Energy from geothermal sources must be transported via the grid from Cambria or Gaul.

    - Iberia is the only province that contains fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas). Significant infrastructure would be needed to transport energy from fossil fuels to Cambria and Gaul and would not be practical to undertake. 

    - There are some areas in Gaul that are not connected to the main grid of the Isle of Navitas. Such areas could develop localized power from renewable resources such as hydropower.

    - While wind energy is a viable energy option in all provinces, one must take into account that some significant wind power areas are located in places of national significance.
     
Note: Additional points for discussion are described in the Visual Guides.
 
  1. Ask students if they have any questions about efficient energy policies and respond to their questions.
     
    As an extension activity, you may wish to have the entire class derive an entire Isle of Navitas energy policy.
    First, have students determine if there is enough sustainable energy sources on the Isle of Navitas needed for all three provinces.
    Next, have students rank order the use of nonrenewable energy sources needed for the Isle. 

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Assessment Information 

Energy Policy Scoring Guide-Province of Cambria (PDF / MS Word)
Visual Guide to Assess the Isle of Navitas Activity-Province of Cambria (PDF)
Energy Policy Scoring Guide-Province of Gaul (PDF / MS Word)
Visual Guide to Assess the Isle of Navitas Activity-Province of Gaul (PDF)
Energy Policy Scoring Guide-Province of Iberia (PDF / MS Word)
Visual Guide to Assess the Isle of Navitas Activity-Province of Iberia (PDF)