2010 MCTM Conference

Using Alternative Energy to teach Math Concepts

August 4th and 5th

Middle School Alternative Energy Grant

St. Clair Technical Education CenterSt. Clair RESA

Energy Works Michigan

St. Clair RESA’s Wind Turbine at Vantage Point

Energy Works Michigan

http://energyworksmichigan.org/michigan-renewable-schools-program

Middle School Academic Academy

A select group St. Clair County Middle School students attend a ½ day session once a week for a semester 1st semester: ELA 2nd semester: Math/Science

2009/2010 Focus for Math/Science was Engineering and Alternative Energy

Lesson 1 - Introduction and Engineering DesignLesson 2 - Wastewater Treatment PlantLesson 3- Design Process and CareersLesson 4 – ElectricityLesson 5 - Energy (Wind)Lesson 6 - Energy (Wind)Lesson 7 – Alternative FuelsLesson 8 – Alternative FuelsLesson 9 - Hydrogen FuelLesson 10 –Energy (solar)Lesson 11- SC4 Alternative Energy PresentationLesson 12 – Wrap Up and TEC tour

Wind Turbine Blade Design Project

Activity Highlights•Students design blades that will create the most voltage.•Design/Test/Adjust•Claims and Evidence

www.sccresa.orgTools for Schools/ ConsultantsLaura Chambless

Sources for Fuel Cell Curriculum

NEED organizationGeneral MotorsThames and KosmosDepartment of Energy

These and other resources can be found on RESA Consultants’ protopages

http://www.protopage.com/jimlichthttp://www.protopage.com/lchambless

Students researched the topic of alternative fuels for automobiles and produced a two minute persuasive video. The results were stored on Vimeo.

http://www.vimeo.com/12490967

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars

Science of ElectrolysisMath ConceptsGraphing: Amount of time it takes to produce a volume of Hydrogen Amount of time it takes to use a volume of Hydrogen with and without a load

STEM and Alternative Energy Careers

Teacher’s Domain: http://www.teachersdomain.org/

Teaching TipUse Alternative Energy Graphs in your warm-ups to have students practice reading graphs and charts.