Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources and Activity - It All Adds Up

The sources that provide the energy we use every day can be divided into two different groups: Renewable and Non-Renewable. Renewable energy sources are those that are continuously replenished in a reasonable time frame. Non-renewable energy sources are those that are used and cannot be replaced.During our Laboratory, you will be given “ENERGY BEADS.” The beads contain energy provided by both Renewable and Non-Renewable sources. You will “use” the energy provided by both types of sources and randomly pick beads from a bag –some of the “energy” you use will be renewable, some will be non-renewable. You will see what happens to the renewable energy sources that remain over the laboratory time for energy consumption. Beads for Activity - Key You have been given 100 total beads, 50 each of two different colors. Which color are you going to make your renewable and which represents your non-renewable? (this is up to you entirely, just stay consistent once you've assigned which is which) Renewable Bead Color: Non-renewable Bead Color: Part 1: Collect your Data for Continual Use Have one person without looking at beads pick out 10 “energy beads” from the bag. These 10 beads represent the energy that is used in one year.Sort by color and count the beads and record the numbers in thisspreadsheet (make sure you're in the Part 1 tab)Non-renewable energy sources are not available again after use, so put them in your waste basket (or bag). Renewable energy beads CAN be used again so they should be put back into the original bag each turn after counting them.Pick 10 more beads to represent energy use in year. Sort, count, record, and return the renewable beads.Repeat the process, returning all renewable beads to the bag after each “year”, until 20 years have passed or until all the non-renewable energy beads are gone. Part 2: Simulate the annual consumption of energy -increasing rate of energy use The world population is increasing by about 75 million people per year. Consider the increasing use of power and energy over time as the world’s population grows. Repeat steps 3 through 7, but increase the amount of energy use by picking out 5 additional “energy beads” each year (pick 10 beads in year 1, 15 beads in year 2, 20 beads in year 3, etc.). Record information on the second tab of the same spreadsheet. (make sure you're in the tab for part 2) Take a screenshot of your part 1 graph, save it, and upload it here by clicking the picture icon (between the smiley and the link symbol) Take a screenshot of your part 2 graph, save it, and upload it here by clicking the picture icon (between the smiley and the link symbol) Analyze, then compare and contrast your two graphs. How many years did it take for the non-renewable energy sources to run out when you used 10 beads per year? How many years did it take for the non-renewable energy sources to run out when you increased the rate of consumption each year? What conclusion can you draw from this about our energy use habits if the population continues to grow? Give 6 examples of RENEWABLE energy What does this activity demonstrate about our consumption of resources and what will happen if we keep using non-renewable resources? How many times more energy does a person living in the US use each year compared to a person living in India? About 5x more About 10x more About 20x more About 30x more Why do you think there are such differences between countries? (Remember: “per capita” means per person, so the size of the population will not answer this question.) If the world population increases (as it is expected to) but we could choose how much energy each person uses, which country should we choose as a model to prolong our energy resources? (do some quick research for this... which countries are getting it right? Are there any?)