Class #34b - Socratic Seminar II

A number of students have asked for a second chance or continuation of the Socratic Seminar on wind power. I say, "Fantastic idea!" Today, we will split into 5 groups and grapple with 5 new sources. Each source provides information about further impacts of windmills (positive and negative). Once teams have read the text, highlighted passages and written annotations, questions or connections, we will regroup for another seminar.

Windmill Socratic Seminar Sources:

Homes

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/04/turbine-flicker-effect-draws-complaints/UKgf7nOwMHm8CWAtZ47V5L/story.html

Sound A

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/10/no-evidence-people-affected-by-sound-emitted-by-wind-turbines-inquiry-told

Sound B

http://standardspeaker.com/news/wind-turbines-have-noisy-drawbacks-1.1901201

Climate

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/myth-debunked-wind-farms-dont-alter-climate-180949701/?no-ist

Birds

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-many-birds-do-wind-turbines-really-kill-180948154/