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Turning Landfill Methane Gas into Energy || **Subject/Course:** Grade Eight/ Earth Science || Alternative Form of Energy || **Designer:** Pamela Buddy-D’Ambrosio ||
 * **Title of Unit:**
 * **Topic:**
 * ** Stage 1- Desired Results ** ||
 * ** Established Goal(s): **Students will be able to explore the history of and map methane gas use around the United States. They will locate the closest source of alternate energy for their school and create a plan to use the energy to power their school. ||
 * ** Enduring Understandings: **

Students will understand that there are consequences for the environment due to the quantity of garbage that we throw out every day. They will understand that alternative energy uses can come from this garbage.

= = || ** Essential Questions: ** Who is responsible for the trash in the world?

Who is responsible for your trash?

How can we harness the energy from our trash? || = = || To be presented to the Board of Education: Create a plan to power the school with nearby alternate energy. A thorough, attainable plan must be presented in terms that lay persons will understand.
 * Students will know that they can make a difference in their community by the actions they take regarding garbage, waste and energy. Through critical thinking, they will know that they can reduce their use of products and what they can’t reduce, they can put to use in a different way. || Students will be able to explore the history of and map methane gas use around the United States. They will locate the closest source of alternate energy for their school and create a plan to use the energy to power their school.
 * ** Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence ** ||
 * ** Performance Task(s): **


 * Other evidence:** ||
 * ** Learning Activities: **

Gather dates regarding the history of landfill methane gas use in the United States, map the local landfills that are supplying the tri-state area with methane gas, develop a plan to pipe the methane gas to our school via the closest landfill pipeline (Connecticut). ||