The Environment Report: Study: Ethanol Sucking Up Water
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I like the idea of discussing this in my class. It talks about the idea of "trading off" is it better to ween ourselves off foreign oil or is the use of water too great in local ethanol production. I would play this for my kids and ask them to decide on the spot which they thought was the better choice. I would then divide the class according to their answers. The students would work together to research information on their choice, prepare a statement of facts and present their findings to the other group. This could be something that the class could do as a way to present topics to each other as well as create informative poster boards or presentations that could be displayed to the rest of the school as well.
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Controversial topics are great for promoting research. You could also have the students use their research findings on their blogs, or have a class wiki with groups presenting their findings on both sides of the discussion.
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