Hunt for Energy
an Internet Treasure Hunt on Energy

created by Mrs. Andrews
Mineral Ridge Middle School

Introduction | The Questions | Internet Resources


Introduction

Surf's up! Grab your brain and head for the further reaches of cyberspace. There's a lot to learn in this information age. Using the Web allows you to discover tons more than you may have ever known possible. Below is a list of questions about the topic of this page. Surf the Internet links on this page to find answers to the questions. Don't forget to go after the monster learning wave, the Big Question. Have fun and avoid a mental head plant.




Questions

  1. Take the Energy Survey. If you were able to complete 5 or more of the Energy Efficiency Home Survey, good for you! If you completed 10 or more of the Energy Effeciency Home Survey print yourself a copy of the Energy Super Saver Certificate and I'll sign it. Good job!!
    GO TO Lighting Calculator and figure the cost per month of a 100-watt Standard Incandescent Light Bulb and an 18-watt Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb. Tell me what your savings per month would be. What about your saving per year?

  2. In Dr. E's Energy Lab go to General Renewable Energy and then go to The Atoms Family. Continue to the Mummy's Tomb and go to Building a Pyramid. Read and follow the directions to build a better pyramid by adding insulation. What happens when you add more layers of insulation? How many layers of insulation would be most efficient and why?
    Go back to Cooling the Mummy's Tomb and read and follow the directions. I will have the supplies needed for the experiment. When you have completed the experiment and analyzed your data, what would you recommend to the Pharoah? How is home insulation like the foam cups you used in you experiement? Go back to Raceways. Participate in the Mummy's activity that deals with Potential and Kinetic energy. I will have the supplies that you need. When you have completed the experiment and analyzed your data, what would you report to the Mummy? What did you learn?

  3. Go to Mechanical Energy and explain in your own words how a Slinky is an example of mechanical energy.

  4. Explain how the force of air can propel a behicle. How could his be a useful energy source in the future?

  5. Although coal is an abundant fossil fuel, it is not perfect. Explain the problems with using coal and what is being done to make it an efficient and effective source of energy.

  6. What percent of the U.S. electricity supply is provided by coal? How much of its oil does the U.S. import? What peacetime activities cause more environmental damage than any other?

  7. What are five types of renewable energy and four types of nonrenewable energy?

  8. What are combination foods? Why are they so nutritious? Give one example of a good combination food.

  9. What are some ways you could use electrical energy more efficiently at home?





The Internet Resources


The Big Question

What are three main aspects of this topic? How would you chunk what you learned into clusters or a brainstorm map?


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Last revised Wed Dec 10 16:13:03 US/Pacific 2003