Geoff Haines-Stiles Productions, Earth: The Operators' Manual
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7.5 Access to energy affects quality of life.
Energy affects quality of life .
4.1 Humans transfer and transform energy.
4.2 Human use of energy is subject to limits and constraints.
Various sources of energy are used to power human activities .
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- This is one segment in a series on energy.
- It could be useful for introducing/illustrating population and energy demand issues.
- Also see: http://earththeoperatorsmanual.com/for_educators
About the Science
- This segment focuses on a Brazilian family living off the grid (like 1.5 billion world-wide).
- Focus is on how rapidly-urbanizing China needs more energy to foster development.
- Includes a population/energy use chart comparing different regions of Earth.
- Comments from expert scientist: Excellent overview of human impact on energy across the globe. Teacher tips and suggested activities are also strong.
About the Pedagogy
- A good introduction to global energy challenges that can help set the stage for classroom discussions and activities, particularly the needs of the developing world where energy access and equity are a substantial challenge.
Technical Details/Ease of Use
- Easily accessed and can be downloaded by educators who register at the ETOM website.
- Video is closed captioned.
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