Monday 5/18/15

1. Proofread your paper and also have someone peer review it using this form

-Rubric for grading
-Reflection instructions

Tuesday May 12

Tuesday

#1  Carbon footprint-What do you contribute to Carbon Dioxide gases?

Kid friendly calculator carbon footprint calculator

#2 Carbon Carbon everywhere

#3  How much carbon can a tree store?

Carbon of a tree activity/tree height lab

Solutions-  The Next Frontier start at 30:00 min

Cool-down Energy Aha Connections page

ecofootprint calculator

Monday May 11th

Monday

Warm-Up: Check out current competitors, What are the numbers that you got?

Efficiency?                    Power?

#1 Hand in Wind Turbine lab

#2 Take out home assessment survey

#3-How is electricity Measured for appliances

Watts= Amps X Volts

Kilowatt= The usage over time   Watts/1000 * Time (hours)= KWH * Cost     =Total Cost

Lets go look at what an appliance uses for energy and the cost for using it for 2 hours.

#4 How is electricity measured for a bill (Take a look at Mr. Landers bill)

#5 Let’s look for vampires!

Energy Vampire video

#6 How can reduce our energy footprint?

1. Behavioral Change   2. Technological change

Energy Conservation (see if you can spot the difference)

Friday May 8th

Friday

Tesla battery

Testing Day/Write up/Kindwind entry,

Click on challenges, online, enter a team

(everyone must get power and efficiency)

    -wind speed=3

    -Area= 3.14 * Radius *Radius

Home Energy Audit due Monday