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2012 Teacher Lesson Plans and Supporting Materials:

Layers in the Earth Grade 6
  1. Lesson Plan
Exploring Uranium Grade 6
  1. Lesson Plan
  2. Exploring Uranium Project
  3. Rubric
Simulated Energy Crisis Grade 6
  1. Lesson Plan
  2. Uranium Mining for Nuclear Energy Presentation
Colorado Cross Section Cupcake Geology Grades 6-7
  1. Project Report
  2. Tic Tac Toe
Simulating Surface Mining & Reclamation Graces 6-9
  1. Lesson Plan
  2. Coal Mining Activity – Student Directions
  3. Coal Mining Activity – Teacher Directions
  4. Rubric
Energy Sources of the World Grades 6-9
Energy Capstone Project Grades 6-12
  1. Lesson Plan
  2. Supporting Materials:
  3. 2011 Overview of Mining – Marion Loomis, WMA
  4. Energy Policy is Economic Policy – Rocky Mountain Power
  5. Opportunities for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Wyoming – David Mohrbacher, P.E.
  6. Online Resources for Energy and Environment Education
  7. Reclamation Associated With Energy Development In Wyoming – Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center – Pete Stahl
  8. Renewable Energy – Options in Wyoming – Milton Geiger
  9. Climatic Change in Wyoming: Past, Present, and Future – Bryan Shuman
Stem Unit on Energy & Mining Grades 6-12
  1. Energy and Mining Lesson Plan
  2. Attachment 1 – Gross Tonnage
  3. Attachment 2 – Mining Machineries Word Search
  4. Attachment 3 – 2010 WY County Report
  5. Attachment 4 – 1978 WY County Report
  6. Attachment 5 – 1995 WY County Report
  7. Attachment 6 – Scientific Notation
  8. Attachment 7 – Identifying Solid Figures
  9. Attachment 8 – Performance Task Rubric
  10. Attachment 9 – Oral Presentation Rubric
  11. Attachment 10 – PowerPoint Rubric
  12. Attachment 11 – Cookie Mining Worksheet
  13. Attachment 12 – Energy Basics Energy Analysis
Uranium Environmental Impact Assessment Plan Grades 9-12
  1. Environmental Impact Assessment Lesson Plan
  2. Northern Michigan Background Info
  3. Environmental Impact Statement Criteria
  4. Mining Area Map
  5. Project Rubric
  6. Rubric for PowerPoint
  7. Peer Editing
  8. Self-Evaluation
  9. Website Questions
  10. Optional Website Resources
Energy Choices Games: Economic, Environmental & Security Impacts Grades 9-12
  1. Energyville Project Report
  2. Energyville Lesson Plan
  3. Energyville Directions
  4. Energy IQ Pre-Quiz
  5. Energy IQ Post-Quiz
  6. Energy IQ Quiz Answers
  7. Energy Games
  8. 3D Model Rubric-Green City
  9. Energy Sources-Cradle to Grave
Rock to Energy Project Grades 9-12
  1. Lesson Plan
  2. Activity Sheet #1
  3. Pre-Test: Energy Projects for MSTE Program
  4. Energy Rubric
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Grades 10-12
  1. The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Lesson Plan
  2. The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Concept Map Rubric
  3. The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Presentation Rubric
Environmental Impact Statement Grades 11-12
  1. Lesson Plan
  2. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) PowerPoint
  3. NEPA Flowchart
  4. Project Rubric
  5. Web Resources
Determining Your Carbon Footprint Grades 11-14
  1. Lesson Plan
  2. Carbon Footprint Worksheet
NOVA Energy Corp. Invades Wyoming Grades 13-14
  1. Nova Energy Corp Lesson Plan
  2. Background Info
  3. Basin Geometry Worksheet
  4. Basin Map Worksheet
  5. Data for group 1
  6. Data for group 2
  7. Data for group 3
  8. Data for group 4
  9. Rubric