SteamTurbine RenewaChip
ExtractingFossilFuels
andUses
StudentExperience
Studentswill:1. Generatequestions
aboutelectricity2. Observetheeffectsof
heatenergyonwater3. Modeltheactionofa
turbine4. Revisetheirmodeldesign
ofaturbine5. Compareamodeltoa
representationofarealturbine
6. Makeconnectionsbetweenthevariousformsofenergy
Studentswill:1. Conductasimulationof
energyuse2. Collectandanalyzedata3. Organizedatainavariety
ofways4. Communicatewhatthey
havelearnedaboutenergyresources
Studentswill:1. Modelanoilreserve2. Readanarticleabout
findingoilanddrilling3. Comparethemodelto
reallife4. Usethemodeltopredict
effectsontheenvironment
5. Writeajournalentry
T4TMaterial Variousmaterialsfromthecart BlackandRedChipsBlackspecimencups
.Shoeboxes,catlitter
BigIdea
Energycancomeinmanyforms.Electricityisawidelyusedsourceofenergy.Electricityisproduced
fromfossilfuelsthatpowerturbines.Energycanbechangedfromoneformtoanother,butintheprocess,someoftheenergyis
convertedintoheat.
Studentsknowthatenergyresourcesarebothrenewableandnonrenewableandthathumansusebothkindsofenergy.Studentsknowthebenefittousingrenewableresourcesasopposedtonon-renewable.Studentsanalyzedatatoinvestigateenergyuseovertime.
Fossilfuelsarefoundinkeyplacesaroundtheworld.Areserveistheamountofresourceobtainablewithcurrenttechnologies.
Reservesoffossilfuelsarefoundbelowtheearth.Extractionoffossilfuelscanbeharmfultotheenvironment.Petroleumisarawmaterialforawidevarietyof
products.ConnectiontoCulminatingActivity
Electricityisproducedusingfossilfuels
Thereare2typesofenergyandasasocietywearemovingtowardsusingmorerenewableresources.
Howusingfossilfuelsisimpactingourenvironment.
CAStandards
6a.Studentsknowtheutilityofenergysourcesisdeterminedbyfactorsthatareinvolvedinconvertingthesesourcestousefulformsandtheconsequencesoftheconversationprocess.3b.Studentsknowthatwhenfuelisconsumed,mostoftheenergyreleasedbecomesheatenergy.
6a.Studentsknowtheutilityofenergysourcesisdeterminedbyfactorsthatareinvolvedinconvertingthesesourcestousefulformsandtheconsequencesoftheconversationprocess.6b.Studentsknowdifferentnaturalenergyandmaterialresources,includingair,soil,rocks,minerals,petroleum,freshwater,wildlifeandforestsandknowhowtoclassifythemasrenewableornonrenewable.
6a.Studentsknowtheutilityofenergysourcesisdeterminedbyfactorsthatareinvolvedinconvertingthesesourcestousefulformsandtheconsequencesoftheconversationprocess.6b.Studentsknowdifferentnaturalenergyandmaterialresources,includingair,soil,rocks,minerals,petroleum,freshwater,wildlifeandforestsandknowhowtoclassifythemasrenewableornonrenewable.6c.Studentsknowthenaturaloriginofthematerialsusedtomakecommonobjects.
NextGenerationScience
Standards- MS-ESS3-4 MS-ESS3-4
Time Aboutthree40minutetimeperiods
Aboutfour40minutetimeperiods Two40minutetimeperiods
EnergyisBlowin’inthe
Wind
RenewableEnergy:
Wind
StudentExperience
Studentswill:1. Beintroducedtothe
project2. Beintroducedtothe
materialsavailabletobuildtheirparticulate
mattersampler.3. Designandconstruct
particulatemattersampler.
4. Useparticulatemattersamplertocollectdata.
5. AnalyzedataandrecorddatausingGooglepages
6. Sharedataandreflectondesign
EXTRA:Writealettertotheprincipaltosuggestwaysthatstudentscanreducetheamountofpollutiononcampus.
Studentswill:1. Readaboutwindenergy2. Beintroducedtothe
project3. Beintroducedtothe
materialsavailabletodesignwindmill
4. Developaplanfortheirwindmill
5. Executetheirplan6. Testandredesign7. Evaluateandcommunicateresults
T4TMaterial Vaseline,variouscartmaterials Variouscartmaterials
BigIdea
Airpollutionisoneoftheeffectsnonrenewableresourceshasontheenvironment.Airqualityisratedbasedontheamountofparticulatematter.Scientistsuseparticulatemattersamplerstocollectparticulatematter.
Therearealternatesourcesofenergytofossilfuelssuchaswind,
solarenergy,waterpower,nuclearfissionandgeothermalenergy.Windenergycanbegeneratedonbothalargeandsmallscale.Thedesignand
materialsusedcanenhancetheefficiencyofwindmills.
ConnectiontoCulminatingActivity
Howdoespollutionaffecttheirownenvironmentandwaysto
reducepollution.Alternativestousingfossilfuels
CAStandards -6b.Studentsknowdifferentnaturalenergyandmaterialresources,includingair,soil,rocks,minerals,petroleum,freshwater,wildlifeand
forestsandknowhowtoclassifythemasrenewableornonrenewable.
Next
GenerationScience
Standards
MS-ESS3-3 MS-ESS3-3
Time Twotothree40minutetimeperiods
Twotothree40minutetimeperiods
CulminatingActivity–BuildinganEnergyEfficientLife
RetainingHeatEnergy EnergyHouseCreatingabrochureand
sellhouse
StudentExperience
MakepredictionsastowhichmaterialisthebestinsulatorIdentifythebestsourceof
insulation
BuildanenergyhouseCalculatethecostofbuildingCalculatethemoneysaved
CreateasalespitchCreateabrochure
T4TMaterial Plasticwrap Variouscartmaterials,plasticbags,glueguns -
BigIdea Materialaffectsinsulation.
Residentialbuildingsrequireenergyforheating,coolingandlighting
(amongotheruses).Buildingscanloseheatedorcooledairtothe
outsidethroughopenings.Buildingdesignandmaterialscanbeusedtominimizelossofheatedorcooled
air.
Peoplecanmakechoicesintheproductsthattheybuyandtheirdailylivesto
minimizehumanimpactontheenvironment
CAStandards3b.Studentsknowthatwhenfuelisconsumed,mostoftheenergyreleasedbecomesheatenergy.
- -
NextGenerationScience
StandardsMS-ESS3-3 MS-ESS3-3 -
Time One40minutetimeperiod Two40minutetimeperiods 2-340minutetimeperiods
TotalTime:(19)40minuteclassperiods*Teachercanadjustpacingforanylessonandlabwriteupbasedonstudentneeds
ReadingsfortheUnit:
http://www.need.org/files/curriculum/guides/Intermediate%20Energy%20Infobook.pdf
Lesson Plans for Steam Turbine
Essential Question: Where does electricity come from?