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Engineering Common Core HSN-Q.A.3 pdfs

Environmental Science Energy Lab and Power Plant Calculations

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This inquiry based lab activity is designed to help students to understand where the energy that we use in our every day lives comes from and how much energy different power plants generate to help us meet those needs. Students will design their own Solar Energy Collector and measure its power output and efficiency. Students will also investigate and design a wind turbine and calculate it's output and efficiency.

Subjects:

Engineering, Environment, Physics

Grades:

9th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Laboratory

CCSS:

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STEM Connections, Energy and Agriculture: Careers in Sustainable Energy

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This five lesson unit with a laboratory for grades nine through twelve promotes the development of STEM abilities and critical thinking skills, while fostering an appreciation for energy and its importance to food production. The new curriculum includes inquiry-based labs and real life challenges for students to understand energy sources and their implications.Supplemental Content: PowerPointsLesson 1: Energy FlowLesson 2: Commodity Trace-BackLesson 3: Renewable EnergyLesson 4: Bio Diesel LabLes

Subjects:

Engineering, Math, Science