Transportation Fuels Rock Performances

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Transportation Fuels Rock Performances

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Transportation Fuels Rock Performances is a cooperative learning activity in which student groups research conventional and alternative fuels, then write and perform their own rock song, along with an introduction and interview. The students also create a persona for their rock group by designing a CD cover and gathering props and costumes. During the performances, the teacher acts as host for the show and reads the interviews that the groups have prepared.

Education Levels:

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Visual Arts, Music, Physical Sciences

Resource Type:

Activity

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

The NEED Project

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Keywords:

Biodiesel fuels, Propane, Music, Petroleum, Electricity, Ethanol, Rock bands, Natural gas, Methanol, Fuel, Hydrogen, Transportation

Mediator:

Middle school teachers, Elementary school teachers, Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

The NEED Project

Is Part Of:

http://www.need.org/

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Arts, Science

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Natural Resources

Human populations use resources in the environment in order to maintain and improve their existence. Natural resources have been and will continue to be used to maintain human populations.

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Science and Technology in Society

Science and technology have advanced through contributions of many different people, in different cultures, at different times in history. Science and technology have contributed enormously to economic growth and productivity among societies and groups within societies.

Conforms To

Kansas Science Education Standards (2001)

Standard 6: Science in Personal and Environmental Perspectives

Benchmark 5: Students will develop an understanding of the relationship between science, technology, and society.

2. Understanding basic concepts and principles of science and technology should precede active debate about the economics, policies, and ethics of various challenges related to science and technology.

Conforms To

Science Content Standards and Benchmarks (2002)

Standard 7: Science and Other Areas

Students understand relations between science and personal, social, and environmental issues.

8.7.4 Use a systematic approach to analyze risks and benefits

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Natural Resources

The earth does not have infinite resources; increasing human consumption places severe stress on the natural processes that renew some resources, and it depletes those resources that cannot be renewed.

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Natural and Human-Induced Hazards

Human activities can enhance potential for hazards. Acquisition of resources, urban growth, and waste disposal can accelerate rates of natural change.

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Science and Technology in Society

Science influences society through its knowledge and world view. Scientific knowledge and the procedures used by scientists influence the way many individuals in society think about themselves, others, and the environment. The effect of science on society is neither entirely beneficial nor entirely detrimental.

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Science and Technology in Society

Technology influences society through its products and processes. Technology influences the quality of life and the ways people act and interact. Technological changes are often accompanied by social, political, and economic changes that can be beneficial or detrimental to individuals and to society. Social needs, attitudes, and values influence the direction of technological development.

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Natural Hazards

Natural hazards can present personal and societal challenges because misidentifying the change or incorrectly estimating the rate and scale of change may result in either too little attention and significant human costs or too much cost for unneeded preventive measures.

Conforms To

National Science Education Standards (1995)

Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Environmental Quality

Many factors influence environmental quality. Factors that students might investigate include population growth, resource use, population distribution, overconsumption, the capacity of technology to solve problems, poverty, the role of economic, political, and religious views, and different ways humans view the earth.

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