Classify energy resources
Middle school students classify energy resources as renewable or non-renewable in this Physical Science worksheet, building the conceptual framework needed to evaluate energy choices and their environmental impacts. Teachers can use it to anchor a broader energy unit discussion about sustainability and resource management, prompting students to support their classifications with reasoning. It fits within the Energy substrand and prepares students for evidence-based argument writing.
Learning objectives
- Classify energy resources as renewable or non-renewable
- Explain the key difference between renewable and non-renewable energy sources
- Evaluate the environmental impact of different energy resource choices
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