6.5 Alternative Energy Jeopardy
This middle school lesson, “Alternative Energy Jeopardy” (Lesson MS.NR.6.5), is part of the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum. Students apply math skills—addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, and basic algebra/geometry—to solve real-world problems involving solar, wind, and biomass energy through a Jeopardy-style game. It includes an interest approach, game questions with answer keys, application/FFA/SAE activities, and a student evaluation.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will… Describe alternative energy sources utilized in the United States.
- As a result of this lesson the students will … Apply math concepts as they apply to alternative energy sources.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- MS.NR.6.5.AS.A (Jeopardy type game paper format)
- MS.NR.6.5.AS.B (Jeopardy type game electronic format)
- Computer (if using electronic format)
- Projector (if using electronic format)
- Game board (if using paper format)
- Calculators – one per student
- Scratch paper – one per student
- Pencil – one per student
- MS.NR.6.5.AS.C – one per teacher (answers to Jeopardy questions)
- MS.NR.6.5.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Precepts
- E. Awareness; E3. Participate in activities that promote appreciation of diversity.
- Key Terms
- Kilowatt-hour (kWh), Ampere (amps), Volts, Ohms
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.01.05.03.cPlan an activity that promotes appreciation of diversity.
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
- NM-NUM.6-8.1Understand Numbers, Ways of Representing Numbers, Relationships among Numbers, and Number Systems
- NS.5-8.2Physical Science
- PST.03.04.01.aApply the meaning and measurement of electricity, including amperage, voltage, and wattage.