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Stephen Chitraroff
Murrieta Valley High School
Murrieta Valley Unified School District
Overview:
Students will select an alternative energy source for home energy or for transportation energy. The project will be completed on a wiki where other students must review and answer questions.
Objectives:
- Expose students to a variety of alternative energy sources
- Students will calculate the equipment needed for an average household
- Students will explain the implications of incorporating such a technology into daily life
Subjects: Fundamental Science, Physical Science/Architecture/Drafting
Suggested Grade Level: Middle School to High School
Time: 1-2 weeks
Materials:
Preparation and Background:
Overview and list of possible projects. Survey of alternative energy technologies presented during a lecture. Expose students to articles that discuss the technologies. Socratic Seminar to follow.
Procedure:
- Choose a topic area
- Provide background and history of the technology
- Provide a cost breakdown and equipment list to incorporate the technology into new/retrofit construction
- Create a wiki project of text and images that teaches students about the technology
For Discussion:
If you were awarded a grant of $75,000, which alternative home technology would you choose to build for a small 1 bedroom dwelling for yourself to occupy during your college/post-college years. Justify your answer and develop your plans.
Extensions:
- Build a model of your research topic showing how the technology could be implemented in a home or automobile.
- visit a site that currently employs the technology
Resources:
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This program is funded by California utility customers and administered by Southern California Edison under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.
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