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Can Underwater Turbines Work? Tidal Power Explained.
Provided by: Undecided with Matt Ferrell |Published on: May 20, 2022
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Synopsis
- In this video, host Matt Ferrell describes how underwater turbines can use tidal power to generate clean electricity.
- Students will learn about the pros and cons of several types of tidal turbines that are being developed and used around the world.
Subjects: Physics, Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering
Authors: Undecided with Matt Ferrell
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- This resource is a great way to introduce students to a type of renewable energy technology they may have never heard about.
- The video description includes a link to a full transcript and sources.
Additional Prerequisites
- An ad may play before the video.
- This video has a sponsored ad that runs from 3:36 to 4:46.
- Students should be familiar with renewable energy and nonrenewable energy.
Differentiation
- Science classes could use this video as part of a research project about types of renewable energy, or to inform an engineering design challenge.
- Biology classes could discuss which tidal energy solutions pose the highest and lowest risk for ecosystem disruption.
- Other related resources include this lesson about renewable energy sources and this digital book about making energy from moving water.
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