Hydraulic Fracturing- Fracking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources: Fracking Web Quest: Computer and internet required, laptop cart or

computer lab. Computers or poster paper for the presentation.

 

Outcomes for Science, Technology and Society (STS) and Knowledge

7C 1.0 Illustrate and explain how human needs have led to technologies for obtaining and

controlling thermal energy and to increased use of energy resources

7C 1.1 investigate and interpret examples of heat-related technologies and energy use in the past

7C 1.4 identify examples of personal and societal choices in using energy resources and

technology

7C 2.5 investigate and describe the effects of heating and cooling on the volume of different

materials, and identify applications of these effects

7C 3.0 Apply an understanding of heat and temperature in interpreting natural phenomena and

technological devices

7C 3.1 describe ways in which thermal energy is produced naturally

7C 4.0 Analyze issues related to the selection and use of thermal technologies, and explain

decisions in terms of advantages and disadvantages for sustainability

7C 4.1 identify and evaluate different sources of heat and the environmental impacts of their use

7C 4.3 identify positive and negative consequences of energy use, and describe examples of

energy conservation in their home or community

Skill Outcomes

Initiating and Planning

1.1 identify science-related issues

1.2 identify questions to investigate arising from a problem or issue

Performing and Recording

Communication and Teamwork

Work collaboratively on problems; and use appropriate language and formats to communicate

ideas, procedures and results

1.1 communicate questions, ideas, intentions, plans and results, using lists, notes in point

form,  sentences, data tables, graphs, drawings, oral language and other means

1.2 defend a given position on an issue, based on their findings

Interest in Science

Mutual Respect

Collaboration

Stewardship: 

• Demonstrate sensitivity and responsibility in pursuing a balance between the needs of humans and a sustainable environment

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This Hydraulic Fracturing Webquest was designed for Alberta’s Science 7 Unit C Heat and Temperature, but can also be adapted and expanded for the following Alberta Program of Studies areas:
Science 7 Unit E Planet Earth
Science 8 Unit E Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
Science 9 Unit B Matter and Chemical Changes
Science 9 Unit C Environmental Chemistry
Science 10 Unit B Energy Flow in Technological Systems
Science 10 Unit D Energy Flow in Global Systems
Science 14 Unit B Understanding Energy Transfer Technologies
Science 14 Unit D Investigating Matter and Energy in the Environment
Science 24 Unit B Applications of Matter and Chemical Change
Science 24 Unit B Understanding Common Energy Conversion Systems
Science 20 Unit D The Changing Earth
Science 30 Unit B Chemistry and the Environment
Science 30 Unit D Energy and the Environment
Biology 20 Unit A Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere
Chemistry 30 Unit A Thermochemical Changes
Physics 20 Unit A Kinematics