WEBQUEST

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Energy Expert

Just for Fun: The Alternative Transportation Game

1) Write a half-page biography describing the training needed to become an energy expert. What kind of subjects would potential energy experts study in school? What kind of activities do energy experts conduct on a day-to-day basis?

Sustainable Energy Careers (AAAS)
Energy Careers and Jobs (US Dept. of Energy)
Career Voyages - Energy (US Dept. of Labor)
Energy Studies: Academic Requirements, Professional Outlook (Enviroeducation.com)

2) What are some alternative transportation technologies under development reduce fossil fuel consumption? Which options are available where you live?

Alternative Fuels Data Center (US Dept. of Energy)
Advanced Vehicles and Fuels Basics (NREL)
Hybrid Cars Cribsheet (Seed Magazine)
Fill 'er Up - A Grist Special Series on Biofuels (grist.org)
Hydrogen Fuel Cells (NOVA)
Alternative Energy Resources by State (US Dept. of Energy)
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE, NC State University)

3) What are some of the alternative energy technologies being developed to reduce fossil fuel consumption in producing electricity?? Which options are available where you live?

American CO2 Emissions Calculator (KSM)
Learning About Renewable Energy (NREL)
Green Power Locator (US EPA)
Alternative Energy Resources by State (US Dept. of Energy)
Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE, NC State University)

4) Choose two alternative energy sources and list the benefits and drawbacks for each.

Energy Facts (US Dept. of Energy)
The Energy Story (CA Energy Commission)
Energy Sources (US Dept. of Energy)

Wind:
Wind Power Technologies (US Dept. of Energy)
Wind With Miller (Windpower.org)
How Wind Energy Works (UCS)

Solar:
Solar Energy Technologies (US Dept. of Energy)
Solar 101 (CA Energy Commission)
How Solar Energy Works (UCS)

Ocean:
How to Use Ocean Energy (US Dept. of Energy)
Ocean Energy (CA Energy Commission)

Hydroelectric:
Hydropower Technologies (US Dept. of Energy)
How Hydroelectric Energy Works (UCS)

Geothermal:
Geothermal Technologies (US Dept. of Energy)
Geothermal Energy (geothermal.org)
How Geothermal Energy Works (UCS)

Nuclear:
Nuclear Power Cribsheet (Seed Magazine)
Nuclear Energy Overview (CA Energy Commission)
Nuclear World (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Nuclear Power Education (nuclearinfo.net)

Biomass:
Biomass Technologies (US Dept. of Energy)
How Biomass Energy Works (UCS)