There are several parts to your task. You will be working in teams of four to complete this task. Each member of the team will have an assigned role. The roles are: Financial analyst, environmental analyst, technological analyst, and life-style analyst. Each analyst will investigate how the non-renewable energy resources impact their specific fields and come with a plan to persuade Americans to reduce the use of non-renewable natural resources in their country.

In order to prepare all team members for this quest, you will need to research and obtain background information about the two categories of natural resources before dividing into their roles.

 

Financial Analyst: You are to look at the cost of using renewable energy sources verses non-renewable resources in the U.S. economy.

1. What will be the advantages of using renewable resources versus non-renewable resources for the U.S. economy?
2. How will the use of renewable resources affect the United States' economy?
3. Can a middle-class family in the U.S. afford to invest in renewable technology now? If your answer is no, What can be done to solve the problem? If your answer is yes, How are American people investing in that technology?
4. What is the cost difference from a regular non-renewable energy source and renewable energy source?
5. Create an Excel spreadsheet and charts to compare the various energy sources and their cost

Environmental Analyst: Your job is to explain what happens to the environment when natural resources are taken out of the earth. You are also to explain renewable and nonrenewable resources in terms of what they are and where they come from.

1. How does the use of non-renewable resources affect our environment?
2. What are some environmental reasons for using renewable energy instead os fossil fuels?
3. How can we save energy so we do not use up our resources too fast? Use Excel charts to present the data.
4. What are some alternative energy sources available to the American people?

Technological Analyst: Your job is to search for the latest products and technology that use clean energy sources.

1. How does the use of renewable technology impact U.S. industry?
2. Are there any U.S. scientific organizations currently working on renewable technology? What kind of eco-technology has been developed?
3. Do you think the government has properly promoted the development of technology that used renewable resources?
4. Why do you think technology that use renewable resources have not developed at a high speed in the USA?
5. Which and how have countries developed alternative sources of energy in the world? Have they benefited from these actions?

Life Style Analyst: Your job is to analyze how the use of renewable resources will affect the Americans life style.

1. What changes will Americans need to make to reduce the use of non-renewable resources?
2. How will the American Life Style be affected by the used of renewable resources? Can a middle-class family in the U.S.A. afford to invest in renewable technology now? If your answer is no; What can be done to solve the problem? If your answer is yes; How are Americans investing in this technology?
3. How can American people best reduce the use of non-renewable resources in their everyday life?
4. What can the American people do to help with the preservation of the environment?

Team Work

Once all your team members have completed their questions, it is time to share your information with each other. After each perspective has been discussed, the team must work together to create a PowerPoint presentation and a newsletter to persuade Americans to reduce the use of non-renewable natural resources in their country. Make sure to include a slide in your PowerPoint presentation that discusses the positive and negative results of your solution.

Oral Presentation

Throughout this webquest each team member has become an expert in his/her field and should be prepared to offer justification for their suggestions and point of views. Your team will be assigned a day of the week and time to present your justification to the American people.

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