Fuel for Examination: Investigating the Natural Gas Fracking Hullabaloo

What is hydraulic fracturing? Why is it so controversial? In this lesson, students learn how to develop a paper and poster in which they investigate the facts behind the hydrofracking controversy, identify how the demand for natural gas is changing, and research and map how natural gas development may impact a community. They write a "pro or con" paper and poster appropriate for presentation to a community or environmental agency.

The focus cluster for this module is RST9 and WST1.