1. ENERGY a project-based approach

2. Anchor Video Schoolhouse Rock! – Energy Blues
Source:
Time Idea _
0: Can we run out of energy?
0:15 Need energy for heat, light, movement
0:30 Produce from hydroelectricity
0:35 Produce from wind
0:47 Need some kind of fuel:
0:50 Wood
1:20 Coal
1:31 New research led to innovations
1:42 Oil
2:15 Nuclear, Geothermal, Solar
2:25 Energy Conservation

4. Kansas Science Standards
CHEMISTRY – The student will develop an understanding of the structure of atoms, compounds, chemical reactions,
and the interactions of energy and matter.
Benchmark 1
Benchmark 2
Benchmark 3
PHYSICS – The student will develop an understanding of the structure of atoms, compounds, chemical reactions, and the interactions of energy and matter.
LIFE SCIENCE – The student will develop an understanding of the cell, molecular basis of heredity, biological evolution, interdependence of organisms, matter, energy, and organization in living systems, and the behavior of organisms.
Benchmark 4
Benchmark 5
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE – The student will develop an understanding of energy in the earth system, geochemical cycles, the formation and organization of the earth system, the dynamics of the earth/moon/sun system, and the organization and development of the universe
HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE – The student will develop understanding of science as a human endeavor, the nature of scientific knowledge, and historical perspectives.

5. Mini-Experiments Wet Cell Battery Faraday’s Loop
How energy is stored
Quantitative understanding: How much energy does it take: light bulb, LED
Faraday’s Loop
How are magnetism and electricity different?
BONUS: Practice with setting up experiments and testing a hypothesis.

6. Driving Question Dangers Technology Origins of the Universe Travel War
What effects have developed from our understanding of energy?
Dangers
Technology
Origins of the Universe
Travel
War

7. Grading the Research Project
Task Points
Hypothesis 10
Formal Proposal 10
Checkpoint 1 10
Checkpoint 2 10
Poster 25
Presentation 25
Final Report 30
Lab Notebook 30
Total 150

8. Questions?