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Get Energized: Interactive Generate! Game Explores
Energy Choices and Environmental Quality
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This web seminar took place on October 23, 2014, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern
time. The presenter was Dr. Rebecca Dodder, physical scientist
with the Office of Research and Development at the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
Rebecca began this web seminar by reviewing the U.S. energy system, highlighting
the flow of resources toward their most common uses - residential, commercial, industrial,
and/or transportation. Rebecca introduced and discussed energy and its role in air,
climate and water with consideration to data on air pollutant emission, greenhouse
gas emission and water supply, use and quality. She also discussed energy usage
in relation to climate change. Information was provided on "where do we go from
here" in relation to energy usage, to provide background information for the game
Generate! Rebecca then introduced and discussed the details on how to play the game
Generate! The game considers the cost of energy - the cost to build/purchase, the
cost to run/operate each year, and the cost in relation to CO2 usage. Rebecca provided
additional information on how to make your own version of the game, and provided
additional insight into making the game usable in your classroom. Rebecca closed
the web seminar by providing additional energy resources to use in your classroom
and with the game.
View the web seminar archive.
To view the presentation slides from the web seminar and related resources, visit
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A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants' My PD Record and Certificate area in the NSTA Learning Center
for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.
Here are some comments provided by the participants at the end of the Web Seminar:
- "It was a great refresher and as I just tested on energy, VERY relevant to what
I am teaching in my classroom."
- "The energy info overview was quick but great. I learned something!"
- "I will be beginning a unit on energy soon and will use this information designing
my lessons."
Thanks to the participants and the presenter for the learning opportunity, the interactions,
and a job well done!
For more information contact webseminars@nsta.org
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Underwritten by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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