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Nov 07

Applications for Sine Curve

Lauren SandersonElectric Grid, Lesson Plans, PowerPower Grid, RET 2016, Sine Curve

Students will understand that there has to be exactly enough power on the grid for what is being used by consumers after watching the assigned videos and reading the assigned articles.  Students will use their knowledge of how to recognize Read more

Jun 13

Power Grid Scavenger Hunt

Nick WilseyElectric Grid, Lesson PlansPower Grid, RET 2014

Your assignment is to find as many of the following “pieces” of the power grid as you can. If you think you’ve found one of them, take your own photograph of it and note the location. Many of the pieces Read more

Jun 13

Mapping the Power Grid

Nick SirekElectric Grid, Lesson PlansMaps, Power Grid, RET 2014

Students will be exposed to a series of maps aerial photos, topographic, geologic maps from prior to, during and after the Kingston Fly Ash Spill. Students will use geologic maps to investigate rock types, time periods, faults and folds, and Read more

Jun 13

Future of the Power Grid

Jill LawrenceElectric Grid, Lesson PlansPower Grid, RET 2014, Smart Grid

Students will consider the future of the power grid in light of the data they have been studying about consumption and production if nothing is done to improve the grid, upgrade the grid, and/or change human behaviors.  Students will present Read more

Jun 13

Building a Model House

Jill LawrenceElectric Grid, Lesson PlansPower Grid, RET 2014

In this activity students will work in groups to plan and build the house for their group. Students will review circuits, electron flow, current and voltage.   They will construct a house out of cardboard and wire it to reflect Read more

Jun 13

Understanding the Power Grid

Brian HardisonElectric Grid, Lesson PlansPower Grid, RET 2014, Smart Grid

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

Jun 13

Power Generation to Energy Consumption

Jessica MintonElectric Grid, Lesson PlansGeneration, Power Grid, RET 2015

“Help students explore how electrical energy arrives at its final destination, as well as introduce alternative sources of energy. Each student will construct a model home from the pattern provided. The students will then assemble a simple LED and resistor Read more

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