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We decided that getting smart about green energy was not enough. We wanted to take the science and action to you! What we can do for you….
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Educator Resources
Green Energy Technologies Unit Plans for use in after school programs. Each unit plan contains:
- A 12 week authentic investigation around a driving question that covers core ideas and practices in science, engineering and IT
- Individual lessons plans & student activity sheets
- Recommendations for & examples of cybertools youth can create to educate others!
Downloadable Units
Conservation & Efficiency
- Energy Crisis!: An investigation into electrical production and consumption; and how these are impacted by policies and practices
- Complete Streets: An investigation into modes of transportation in the city using GIS to map access & impact of complete streets
- LEED-certified building design: Investigating how and why a new green roof supports environmental sustainability, and the design-based decisions that support such work. Synthesizes ideas across energy conversation and efficiency.
Alternative Energy
- Powering the City!: An investigation into alternative energy through the design of a hybrid power plant.
- Cars of the Future: An investigation into the design of alternatively powered vehicles and their environmental impacts
- Designing Fuel cell cars: An investigation how engineers leverage cutting edge research in fuel cells to design new environmentally friendly cars. Synthesizes ideas across alternative energy.
