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Integrating Energy and Equity in High School Physics
Highlights:
A journal article analyzing electric power generation facilities in their material and social context to support community decision-making.
Summary:
Power plants have tremendous social significance both locally and globally. This paper and video consider the energy dynamics of two electrical power production facilities: 1) the largest coal-fired electrical power production facility in the US, and 2) one of the facilities that provides significant electrical power to the authors. We suggest an analysis that includes the relationships between the power plant and the surrounding human, plant, and animal communities, as well as lands, waters, and air. We model an approach to energy learning that begins to prepare students to engage in ethical decision making about energy resources.
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Journal article, Presentation
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TOPICS
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Equity Topics:
Environmental Equity Topics > Climate Change
Equity Pedagogies > Culturally Responsive Teaching
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