MS-ESS3.A-1

Energy Defense Unit

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20 Minutes

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Description

Learn about Earth’s natural resources through action and knowledge stages in a training simulation game. In action stages, you use generator units to generate energy from natural resources and use defense units to defend your base from enemies. In knowledge stages, you match statements with the natural resources they apply to. Once all stages are cleared, the simulation game is complete.

Vocabulary Words

renewable resources

nonrenewable resources

natural resources

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Natural Resources. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

There are advantages and disadvantages to using geothermal energy.

There are advantages and disadvantages to using nuclear power.

There are advantages and disadvantages to using wind power.

There are advantages and disadvantages to using solar energy.

Natural resources include: water, living organisms, soil, rocks, minerals, oil, gas, air, wind, sunlight.

Renewable energy resources are inexhaustable and naturally replenished on a human timescale.

There are advantages and disadvantages to using natural gas.

Non-renewable energy resources are exhaustable and not replenished on a human timescale.

Examples of non-renewable energy resources are: coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear power.

Examples of renewable resources are: biomass, wind, wave, hydropower, geothermal, and solar energy.

There are advantages and disadvantages to using hydropower.

Natural resources are not distributed evenly over Earth's surface.

There are advantages and disadvantages to using biomass.

There are advantages and disadvantages to using oil.

There are advantages and disadvantages to using coal.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are three ways that humans generate energy for their everyday use? What might be some drawbacks to these energy types?

After the Game

Which of the energy resources you encountered in the game were renewable and which were nonrenewable? What are some benefits and drawbacks to each of the natural resources you learned about in the game?

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