Students will become more familiar and cognizant of the amount power they are using. With use of a Kill-A-Watt device, they will calculate kWH and costs overt various periods of time. After determining energy costs of each appliance, they will Read more
Students will become more familiar with solar panels and how they are a clean, renewable alternative to nonrenewable resources. They will also be introduced to the idea that there is a coorelation between latitude and the geometric angle of the Read more
Students will use a kill-a-watt device, 60 watt incandescent and CFL bulb in the class setting. After comparing brightness, heat, costs of bulb, they will use the information provided by the teacher to compute the costs of each bulb over 8,000 Read more
Students will understand the pressures on the power grid and discover smart grid technology and how it will relieve some of these pressures by observing various graphs, websites, and tables. lesson plan 7- Hardison
Investigate the relationship between magnetism and electricity and recognize that electricity can be produced using a magnet and wire coil. lesson plan 3- Hardison
Determine the impact of man’s use of renewable and nonrenewable resources on future supplies. Evaluate how human activities affect the condition of the earth’s land, water, and atmosphere. Analyze and evaluate the impact of man’s use of earth’s land, water, and atmospheric Read more