Energy Resources Lab

We are continuing to learn about energy resources and how energy is transformed. Today we did an activity to introduce renewable and non-renewable resources.  Each team of 4 included 2 energy suppliers and 2 energy users.  One energy supplier received 10 "energy units" after each turn, while the other supplier did not receive any additional "energy units".  The energy users rolled a die to see how many units they used on each turn.
After the activity, we talked about which supplier was renewable and which was non-renewable.  They were able to decide which one was more reliable over time based on which one added units each turn.