PRESENTED BY JULIO SAINT SURIN
DEWITT
Energy makes so much difference in our
everyday life. We need energy to power
our houses. It makes our bodies grow and
allows our minds to think. We use energy
from the sun that we see everyday, the food that we eat, the air that we breathe, the water that we drink and the planet on top
of which that we live. In nature, we can find different forms of energy. One form is potential energy such as
chemical, mechanical, nuclear and gravitational. Another category is kinetic
energy such as electrical, radiant, thermal, motion, sound energy etc. “According to the last set of data provided
by the Mayor’s office of the city of
Your task in this project is:
1-
To
write a letter to the Principal of your school requesting a permit to conduct
such Energy Audit and also to have a plan of the physical structure of your
school.
2-
Choose
at random the room and make sure that the sample is very representative.
3-
Use
the equipment provided to fill out the Recording Form
4-
Check
the lights in the space with your flicker checker and record your results.
5-
Record
information from the nameplates of any electrical appliances you find
in your area on the electric Nameplates form.
Use the six step public policy analysis
work sheets before writing your report.
www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS.html
After you complete your six worksheets,
begin writing a first draft. Create a draft
of five pages report that will be submitted to the CDC.
a) http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet1.html
b) http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet2.html
c) http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet3.html
d) http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet7.html
e) http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet8.html
f) http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet10.html
Offer a final presentation describing
your findings. Your group will have 10
minutes for the oral presentation.
MODEL:
This will be graded by creativity, neatness, accuracy/ information (by
the Teacher using the Evaluation Table).
ORAL PRESENTATION: This will be graded on grammar,
organization and information presented. (by your peers using the Evaluation
Table).
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: This will be graded
on grammar, spelling and information provided. (by the Teacher using the Evaluation Table).
2- http://www.ase.org/section/_audience/educators/edsavschl/
3- http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumerinfo/saveenergy/save_energyaudit.html
4- http://www.gard.com/auditType.htm
5- http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?BT_CODE=ENERGYSOURCES
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As the human population increases, the
need for energy consumption becomes more and more evident. In the
PERFORMANCE
4-1
Describe the sources and identify the
transformations of energy observed in everyday life.
Major Understandings:
4.1a The Sun is a major source of energy
for Earth. Other sources of energy include nuclear and geothermal energy.
4.1b Fossil fuels contain stored solar
energy and are considered nonrenewable resources. They are a major source of energy in the
4.1c Most activities in everyday life
involve one form of energy being transformed into another. For example, the
chemical energy in gasoline is transformed into mechanical energy in an
automobile engine. Energy, in the form of heat, is almost always one of the
products of energy transformations.
4.1d Different forms of energy include
heat, light, electrical, mechanical, sound, nuclear, and chemical. Energy is
transformed in many ways.
4.1e Energy can be considered to be either
kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion, or potential energy, which
depends on relative position.
Observe and describe heating and cooling
events.
Major Understandings:
4.2a Heat moves in predictable ways,
flowing from warmer objects to cooler ones, until both reach the same
temperature.
4.2b Heat can be transferred through
matter by the collisions of atoms and/or molecules (conduction) or through
space (radiation). In a liquid or gas, currents will facilitate the transfer of
heat (convection).
4.2c During a phase change, heat energy is
absorbed or released. Energy is absorbed when a solid changes to a liquid and
when a liquid changes to a gas. Energy is released when a gas changes to a
liquid and when a liquid changes to a solid.
4.2d Most substances expand when heated
and contract when cooled. Water is an exception, expanding when changing to
ice.
4.2e Temperature affects the solubility of
some substances in water.
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR 4.5
Describe situations that support the
principle of conservation of energy.
Major Understandings:
4.5a Energy cannot be created or
destroyed, but only changed from one form into another.
4.5b Energy can change from one form to
another, although in the process some energy is always converted to heat. Some
systems transform energy with less loss of heat than others.
English Standards
E1c Reads, understands and produces written and
oral work.
E3b The student participates in group meetings.
E4b The student analyzes and revises the work to
make it suitable for the audience.
S5f Students work individually and in teams to
collect and share information and ideas.
S7b The student argues from evidence.
S7e Students communicates in a form suited for
the audience.
A2a Student makes an oral presentation of project
plan.
