Alternative Energy

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Witnessing Wind - Construct a Turbine

Feel the Heat

Ethanol 101

Exploring Electrolysis

What's up with Wind?

Dear Energy Expert

Objective:  To introduce students to wind power as an alternative energy   source and to understand how a turbine’s design and wind speed affect how much electricity is produced

Skills:  Making hypotheses, predicting, observing, collecting data, comparing, drawing conclusions

Objective:  Students will construct passive solar energy collectors to study how absorption of solar radiation takes place.

Skills:  Making hypothesis, reading charts, predicting, observing, collecting data, interpreting data, graphing, comparing, drawing conclusions

Objective:  To introduce students to ethanol, an alternative fuel made from agricultural products, such as corn or cellulose materials

Skills:  Reading comprehension, calculating, analytical thinking

Objective: Students will better understand one method of producing hydrogen for use in fuel cell technology by performing a physical-science experiment demonstrating how hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms can be separated from water molecules.

Skills: Making hypotheses, predicting, observing, and drawing conclusions

Objective: To inform students about renewable energy sources

Objective: To provide information on two different energy forms: solar power and hydrogen fuel