A place called Colombia is making new rules to help people use clean energy like wind and sun to make electricity. Right now, they don't use much clean energy. The rules say that leaders of small towns and native people can work with big and small companies to make electricity in new ways. The boss of Colombia wants to use different kinds of energy so they don't have to use big waterfalls that can hurt nature and people's homes.
They want to build places to catch wind and sun to make electricity. They have plans for these but haven't built them yet. Some companies from other countries stopped their plans because people didn't want them. The bosses in Colombia are also trying to find places in the ocean to catch wind. They want to make the air cleaner and help people in small towns make money by making clean energy.
Original news source: Renewable energy drive for indigenous groups in Colombia (BBC)
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– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. Give each team a list of actions related to the article (e.g. "building wind turbines," "catching sun rays"). One student from each team will come to the front of the class and act out the action without speaking. The first team to guess the action correctly earns a point.
– News Summary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Have each pair read the article together and then summarize the main points in their own words. After a few minutes, ask a few pairs to share their summaries with the class.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Write a list of vocabulary words from the article on the board (e.g. "clean energy," "wind turbines"). Divide the class into small groups. Each group will take turns choosing a word and drawing it on the board. The other groups must guess the word based on the drawing.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: Have the class think individually about the following question: "Why is it important to use clean energy?" After a few minutes, have the students pair up and share their thoughts with their partner. Finally, open up a class discussion and ask a few students to share their ideas with the whole group.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Have the class discuss in pairs or small groups what they think the future of clean energy in Colombia will look like. Encourage them to use the information from the article as well as their own ideas. After a few minutes, ask a few groups to share their predictions with the class.
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A place Colombia is making new rules to help people use clean like wind and sun to make electricity. Right now, they don't use much clean energy. The rules say that leaders of small towns and native people can work with big and small companies to make in new ways. The boss of wants to use different kinds of energy so they don't have to use big waterfalls that can hurt nature and people's homes. They want to build places to catch wind and sun to make electricity. They plans for these but haven't built them yet. Some companies from other countries their plans because people didn't want them. The bosses in Colombia are also trying to find places in the ocean to catch wind. They want to the air cleaner and help people in small make money by making clean energy.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is clean energy?
2. How would you feel if your town used wind and sun to make electricity?
3. Do you like big waterfalls? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important to use different kinds of energy? Why?
5. What do you think about building places to catch wind and sun?
6. Why do you think some companies stopped their plans in Colombia?
7. How do you think making the air cleaner can help people in small towns?
8. What do you think about the idea of making money by making clean energy?
9. Do you know any other ways to make electricity?
10. How can using clean energy help nature?
11. Do you think it's a good idea for small towns and native people to work with big companies? Why or why not?
12. How would you feel if your country made new rules to use clean energy?
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