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Lesson 6
How is electricity generated and transferred to a green school?
Benefits and Limitations of Renewable Resources

Read about the benefits and limitations of two renewable energy sources.

Reading

Wind Turbine Time Lapse

Watch the time lapse video of wind turbines in a thunderstorm.

Video

Common Renewable Energy Sources

Read about how renewable energy sources – like wind and solar – are used to generate electricity.

Reading

Solar Panel Time Lapse

Watch this time lapse video of solar panels throughout the day.

Video

Renewable Energy: Solar

Watch this animation to learn about how the sun’s energy is converted to make electricity.

Animation

Renewable Energy Costs

Study the graph closely to learn more about the costs of renewable energy sources.

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Renewable Energy: Wind

Watch this animation to learn about how wind energy is used to generate electricity.

Animation

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (Award No 2201204). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

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