Geothermal Power Stations

An animation illustrating the workings of a geothermal power station, including the advantages and disadvantages of generating electricity in this way.

I have many others of the same format; these can be seen by visiting my shop on the TES website (search: rtyler62).

If you buy this resource, please print the Readme document as it contains the instructions and details of the files included.

NOTE: MACROS MUST BE ENABLED FOR ALL POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

Support Material

1. Readme (instructions for whole lesson)
2. Learning outcomes (PowerPoint)
3. Starter activity (PowerPoint and worksheet)
4. Main activity (PowerPoint presentation)
5. Assessment (worksheets with answer sheets - differentiated)
6. Lesson notes (handout – 2 x A5 on A4 paper)
7. Plenary activity (PowerPoint and worksheet)

Users and Timings
It is intended for all science teachers but particularly those who are not physics specialists and is, primarily, aimed at 14 to 16 year old pupils. Normally, this resource would fill a 45 to 60 minute lesson.

Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes are based on Bloom’s taxonomy of hierarchical classification: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The lesson title and learning outcomes are:

How can electricity be generated from the Earth’s heat?

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

To identify the main components of a geothermal power station
To describe how these components generate electricity
To list the advantages and disadvantages of geothermal power stations.

Differentiation:
The activities have varying degrees of differentiation; please refer to the Readme document.