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A Changing Texas : Where Energy will come from to Power our Travel in the Future.

Week of Assignment: March 8 - 12 ,and the 22nd.

Powerpoint Report Due: March 23, 2010 (2nd day back from Spring Break)



Background Information:

The Obama Administration has approved $8 Billion for High Speed Rail programs across the United States. Texas will receive a large portion of that money. Review the articles at [] to see what High Speed Railroads are and what they do.

In Texas, the government wants to connect Dallas/FortWorth, Austin/San Antonio, and Houston with these High Speed Trains. These trains are electric and require a good source of energy to power them. This power can come from Hydro-electric (water power), Wind Power, Solar Power (Sun), Nuclear power, or by conventional Fossil Fuel (coal and gas) driven plants.

Your Assignment: Research the five types of power listed above and use that information to create a minimum of an 8-page Powerpoint explaining how they work and if they are good for the environment or not. Use good graphics and facts. Your PowerPoint should contain the following pages: Page 1: Title Page (date and team members) Page 2: Overview of High Speed Railway and it's importance to the Future of Texas. Page 3: Hydro-electric Power - Where it comes from and how it works. Page 4: Wind Power - Where it comes from and how it works. Page 5: Solar Power - How it works and current projects worldwide. Page 6: Nuclear Power - Overview of how it works. Page 7: Fossil Fuels - How we turn it into Electricity and why it is bad. How long will it last us? Page 8: Personal Opinions on the best type of Energy to Power our future.