Monday January 13, 2014

Today the students watched a video over alternative energies and the future of them.   Tomorrow we will have a quiz over alternative energies.

Here is sneak peek at the quiz.

Question 1 Julie's grandmother hired a company to place large black grids on the roof of her house.  What type of alternative energy is she using? (Solar)

Question 2 electricity can be produced by the movement of water, what is this called? (Hydroelectric )

Question 3 the picture below is an example of?  (Wind energy)

Question 4 Robert is buying a farm in Texas that grows corn for renewable energy.  Which form of renewable energy is Robert most likely going to produce? (Biofuel)

Question 5 earth has many natural resources that can be used to produce energy.  Which of the following is a renewable natural resource? (Water)

Question 6 a city recorded the amount of energy produced on several days by the new wind turbine.

Day number.            Amount of energy

Day 1                         7 kilowatts

Day 2.                        9 kilowatts

Day 3.                        6 kilowatts 

Day 4.                        7 kilowatts 

Which statement below is NOT a correct inference?

( it was least windy on day 2)

Question 7 Texas will need more energy resources in the future.  Two sources of energy that are renewable are- 

( solar and hydroelectric)

Question 8 a school district was looking for an energy source that reduces the amount of pollution produced and is renewable.  Which energy choice would they most likely not select? ( natural gas )

Question 9 there is a diagram picture showing a dam on a river and the question asks what form of energy is diagrammed in the picture (hydroelectric) 

Question 10

Date.          Sunrise (am).         Sunset (pm)

January 15.  7:42.                     5:29

March 15.      6:38.                  6:31

June 15.         5:21.                 7:42

October 15.     6:22.                6:08

Anthony's home has 7 solar panels.  On which two days was the amount of electricity generated by the panels most similar?  (March 15 and October 15)

Question 11 

Location.        Annual days of sunshine.         Average wind speed (mph)

Location A.     240.                                         18

Location B.       315.                                        16

Location C         195.                                       11

Location D.         347.                                       9

Based on the information in the table, which location is likely best for a wind farm? ( location A)

Friday January 10, 2014

Today the students worked on their alternative energy mobiles.  If they didn't finish in class they were assigned for homework

Thursday January 9, 2104

Today we graded the assessment from yesterday and started on an alternative energy mobile that will be completed tomorrow.
I asked the students to bring in a clothes hanger for the mobiles tomorrow.  We will use them and then the students can take them with them next week.

Wednesday January 8, 2014

Today I wasn't here, but the students worked out of the textbook on a chapter assessment that will be graded tomorrow.

Tuesday January 7, 2014

Welcome back to the new semester.

Today the students worked in the computer lab on an alternative energy exploration that detailed the types of alternative energies we will be covering over the next unit.

I decided to take that for a daily participation grade and it should be in the gradebook now.

Test link

Click the link below to go to the login for the test

http://www.schoolobjects.com/Aware/OnlineTesting?org=JAR-16063957-3F1

I will give you the password tomorrow in class.

Tuesday December 17, 2013

Today we played a review game going over the review that I handed the students yesterday.

FOR EXTRA CREDIT GET YOUR PARENT TO SIGN THE FRONT OF YOUR STUDY GUIDE AND GIVE TO ME BEFORE THE TEST TOMORROW.

Monday December 16, 2013

Today the students recieved their mid-term review.  Tomorrow we will be playing a review game to go over it and study for their mid-term that will be either coming up Wednesday or Thursday

CLICK HERE to get the review answer guide

Friday December 13, 2013

Today we took a short quiz over the formation of coal and oil.  Those grades will be added tio the grade that they recieved on their coal and oil project presentations.

Thursday December 12, 2013

Today the students went into the computer lab and continued their work on the oil/coal formation project.  The project was due at the end of the class period and tomorrow we will have a quiz that will test them over the material that they should have included in their presentations.