Week 03 What is Electricity
Post date: Dec 12, 2017 8:04:38 PM
Day 1 Agenda
What is Energy?
Pair up and define energy
Share definitions
Visit website and take notes
Each section should have its own set of notes
What is energy
Food
Electrical
Fossil Fuel
Work = Force X Distance
Laws of Conservation of Energy
Units for Measuring Energy and Power
Some sections may require more notes than others
Take notes that YOU feel are important or main ideas and make sense to you
Paraphrase when needed
Be ready for one group member to present to the class.
Day 2 Agenda
Continue/Finish Notes from website
Remember to take notes for each section
Look through other sections
Different Forms of Energy
Properties of Energy
What are Atoms
Magnets and Electricity
How Electricity is Made
Electricity from Power Station to Us
Take simple notes and define the main concepts and ideas for each of those sections
Be prepared to share with the class your findings and what you understand
Record any questions or areas of confusion as well
Be ready for one group member to present to the class.
Day 3 Agenda
Finish/Go over notes from website
What is energy?
Where does it come from?
How do we get it?
What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable sources?
Watch quick videos to summarize and reinforce major concepts
Take a look at some countries and locations with little/no energy/electricity sources
Day 4 Agenda
Revisit website to learn about less fortunate locations
Identify daily struggles people living there would encounter
How would you survive in those conditions?
What sacrifices would you be willing to/have to make?
What changes in your lifestyle would be made?
Begin looking at possible solutions to provide energy and electricity
What would energy sources fit these environments?
How would the energy be transferred from the source to the people?
Day 5 Agenda Camp Fire
Mr. French will join your group and will expect your table to explain your findings.
What are the different sources of energy?
How can they be used/introduced into certain environments and locations that lack energy/electricity?
Can any energy source be implemented in any environment?
Do some energy sources fit better in one type of environment/location than another?
What is the process of transmitting energy from the source to the people?
Hand in a Personal Reflection. A four-sentence paragraph on what you learned.