Team 6 Science

Webquest Directions1.Copy the webquest questions listed below.
2.Paste them into a Word document.
3.Be sure to type your name, date, class at the top of your document.
4.Save in your Science folder on your H: drive.
5.Begin following the directions. You will need to save periodically so that you don’t lose ANY of your work.
6.Print out 2 copies – one for your notebook & the other to turn in.

Evaluating Renewable Energy SourcesObjective
Evaluate renewable energy sources; wind, solar, biomass, water, geothermal.
1. Explain why the energy source is renewable.
2. Describe in detail how the renewable energy source works.
3. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each renewable energy source

You will research the objective using the following web site-
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/renewable.html

EVERYONE will research and answer questions in Section I: Renewable Energy. Next, you will be assigned a group to research and answer questions for another type of energy.

I. Renewable Energy
Read the first page and answer the following questions:
1. What makes an energy source renewable?
2. What are the renewable energies most often used?
3. Is the use of renewable energy sources new?
4. What are 4 reasons the US relies on fossil fuels for energy?
5. In 2005 how much energy in the US came from renewable energy sources?

II. Wind Energy
Answer the following questions to help guide your evaluation.
1. What is wind?
2. What causes wind?
3. What is wind energy mainly used for now?
4. Explain how a wind machine works.
5. What is a wind farm?
6. Describe a horizontal type of wind turbine. Why are they so tall?
7. What is an advantage of the WARP wind system?
8. What are the conditions necessary for a wind farm location?
9. Explain three advantages for using wind energy to produce electricity.
10. Explain three disadvantages of wind energy use.

III. Biomass
1. What is biomass?
2. Why is biomass a renewable source of energy?
3. What are the methods used to release energy in biomass? Explain each one.
4. What are transportation fuels?
5. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using biomass as an energy source.

IV. Solar Energy
1. What is solar energy?
2. What is solar energy used for?
3. What are the disadvantages of solar energy?
4. Explain how solar energy is converted to electrical energy by photovoltaic cell.
5. What are three advantages of the PV conversion?
6. What are two disadvantages of the PV?
7. What is solar thermal heating used for?
8. Describe how solar thermal energy works.
9. What are the three types of solar thermal power systems in use or being developed?
10. Why is solar energy a renewable energy source?
11. Can solar energy be relied on as the only energy source? Why or why not.

V. Geothermal Energy
1. What is geothermal?
2. Why is it a renewable energy source?
3. Explain the three main uses of geothermal energy? Which one would be used to control the temperature of the WCMS building?
4. How do geothermal power plants generate electricity?
5. Where are geothermal power plants located and why?
6. How does a geothermal heat pump work?
7. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of geothermal energy?

VI. Hydropower
1. What is hydropower?
2. Why is it a renewable energy source?
3. How much electricity generation does hydropower account for in the US?
4. Explain in detail how hydropower works.
5. Explain the advantages and disadvantages if hydropower.
6. Explain five ways the ocean can be used to generate electricity?

Monday
Finish Unit Outlines – ISN p. 61-64
HW: Complete Forces handout – ISN p. 60

Tuesday
Sliders
Data table – ISN p.58
HW: Graph data & answer questions – ISN p.58
Begin looking over your study guide – we’ll finish it in class Wednesday.

Wednesday
Hovercrafts & Questions
Work on Study Guide – ISN p. 65
Turn in Egg Projects – The BIG DROP is Tuesday, November 3.

Thursday
Study Guide Check
Review Games

Friday
Force & Motion Test

The BIG EGG DROP – Tuesday, November 3
If you would like to have help with your project, making up work, or studying for your test – please schedule a day to stay after school.

Science Project Update
The science projects that have been turned in look great. There are many creative ideas!
Remember to use the rubric in your ISN.
Here are the due dates for the remaining classes:
1st hour Nov 2
5th hour Nov 16
6th hour Nov 9

If you plan on being home during Fall Break you might  want to finish your science project.  The due dates are staggered so that we will be able to look over all the projects.  Find your class due  date below:

1st hour                         Novemer 2
2nd hour                        October 20
5th hour                        November 16
6th hour                        November 9
7th hour                        October 26

If you have ANY questions please call me over break.  I will be home and will be HAPPY to help you with your project!  I will be going over final information on Monday about your conclusion and how to organize your display board.

Science Project Rubric
1. Originality and Grade Level (25 Points Possible)

______ 5 points – The idea, approach, and method show originality and creative thinking.

______ 20 points – The project is on grade level. The project should require thought and planning, and the answer to the problem cannot be solved without doing the experiment.

2. Scientific Method (70 Points Possible)

______ 5 points – The problem is clearly stated.

______ 10 points – A title or sub title is included stating the IV and the DV. (“The Effects of ___IV___ on the ___DV___”)

______ 10 points – The hypothesis is clearly stated and is an if, then statement which reflects a clear prediction of how the independent variable will affect the dependent variable. (“If ___IV___, then ____DV____ will ___Describe how the DV changes__.”)

______ 10 points – Tables AND graphs are present and used effectively in the interpretation of data.

______ 10 points – All conclusions and summary remarks were justified on the basis of the experimental data.

______ 5 points – The conclusion presents follow-up questions which could be used for future experiments to be tested.

______ 20 points – The experimental design used demonstrates understanding of the scientific method. This includes the correct independent variable, dependent variable, constants, control.

3. Project Display (15 Points Possible)

______ 5 points – The project is clearly explained by the display, and the layout is neat and interesting.

______ 10 points – The project includes pictures or a model that demonstrates the experiment.

4. Bonus
______ 5 points – A log is present. This log is to be a day-to-day record of what was done while developing the project (a kind of diary). This log should also include any “raw data” collected while doing the experiment.

______ 5 points – This sheet is included with the project on the due date.

Week of October 5 – 9, 2009

Monday            Sonic Ranger Lab -ISN p.46 & 47

Tuesday            Velocity vs. Acceleration graphs – ISN p. 48 & 49
                        HW: complete your ORQ – due tomorrow

Wednesday       Force -  ISN p. 50 & 51
                       HW:  Complete handouts

Thursday           Newton’s Laws of Motion
                        HW:  Complete questions

Friday               Newton’s  Laws of Motion

iTEST PROJECT
The data has been gathered and evaluated.  Now teams of students are working on presenting our findings.  We have an opening for YOU – if  you’d like to join us.  We will be working on 3-D animation this week on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 until 4:45.  The week after Fall Break we will meet on Tuesday and Friday afternoon from 3:30-4:45.