Todd Greene California State University-Chico, Billy Goodman Passaic Valley High School, Maureen Padden McMaster University, CLEAN Community Collection
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In this activity, students calculate electricity use by state and determine, using Google Earth, how much land would be required to replace all sources of electricity with solar panels.
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Environmental Science:Energy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change Resource Type: Activities Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16) Theme: Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science