Wind farm: pros and cons

• Students identify the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a wind farm in a coastal community.
• Students balance issues of ecological sustainability, economic development, social responsibility, aesthetics and lifestyle implications in determining a preferred course of action.

• Provides opportunity for students to collect, interpret and analyse data for the purpose of evaluating a range of future scenarios.
• Requires students recommend a strategy and complete a report presenting reasons for their decision.
• Provides ample evidence and therefore scope for students to justify a range of alternative opinions and solutions.
• Includes option to print students' summary report with their key recommendation, reasoning and supporting data.

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• science