Book Summary
Energy Sources: The Pros and Cons informs readers about the major sources of energy consumed in the world today: fossil fuels, hydroelectric energy, solar and wind energy, and nuclear power. Discussions of the pros and cons of each source are included, allowing readers to form their own opinion about the use of each type of energy. Photographs, charts, and diagrams support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
• Identify details to compare and contrast different types of energy sources
• Identify and use complex sentences
• Recognize and use synonyms and antonyms
• Use a thesaurus

Materials

• Book -- Energy Sources: The Pros and Cons (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Thesauruses
• Compare and contrast, complex sentences, synonyms and antonyms worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: carbon dioxide, energy, environmentalists, fossil fuels, geothermal, global warming, hydroelectric, natural gas, nuclear, pollutants, sediment, turbines, uranium