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E-LEARNING MODULES AND LEARNING GUIDE FOR TEACHERS

Energy use within Societies

As a population grows, so does the need for more energy. Hence, your energy consumption or
energy demand will increase. Energy demand depends on various factors such as population,

urbanization, industrialization, and technological development. Energy is used in many sectors in

a country as transportation, residential, commercial, industrial, and electricity-generation.

Generally, the sectors that consume the most energy are the building (residential and

commercial), transport and industrial.

In the transportation sector, whether non-renewable (diesel or gasoline) or renewable (biodiesel
or ethanol) energy, both are used to power the engines of our vehicles. In the residential sector,

both non-renewable and renewable sources of energy can be used for transportation, cooking,

and electricity. The commercial sector is like the residential sector whereby energy is used for
transportation, cooking, and electricity. The industrial sector also uses both sources of energy

(non-renewable and renewable) to generate electricity to power the machines, equipment, and

transportation.

ACTIVITY: RENEWABLE ENERGY CAMPAIGN

You have been placed on the Renewable Energy Campaign Team.

Create two (2) images to be posted on Social Media

using the hashtags #greenenergy #solarenergy #renewableenergy

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