LESSON PLAN..........WIND ENERGY

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this lesson, students will:– use viewing skills and strategies to understand film clips– use listening skills an strategies to understand informational text– discuss the advantages and disadvantages of renewable sources of energy such

as wind power

GRADE LEVELS

3rd ESO Bilingual Section

RELATED SUBJECT AREAS

Civics, Geography, Foreign Languages

MATERIALS

– Book-DVD: Wind Power, published by Heinle-National Geographic– Atlas– An DVD reproducer and a screen for showing the entire class the DVD and

other resources

ESTIMATED TIME NEEDED

One 50 minute class period

ACTIVITY

1. The story is set in Spirit Lake, USA. With the help of an Atlas locate Spirit Lake in the map of the United States.

2. Read page 2 of the book and match the word or phrase with the correct definition

3. Watch the first part of the video. Then, discuss:

– Why is Spirit Lake a suitable area for wind energy?– Explain the main features of the wind-power programme developed in Spirit

Lake school district– The school district saves 140,000 $ a year with this programme. What is this

money used for?

4. Explain how the wind-turbines work, using a poster/display5. Play the second part of the video. Then, discuss.

– What is the purpose of the steel rods?– What happens if the wind is extremely strong?– Apart from the schools, who else is earning money from the wind-turbines?

6. EXTENSIONS

Imagine that you are a student at Spirit Lake. Write about the Wind Power Programme and the benefits of wind power.