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Design a Renewable Future: Virtual Lab

Design a Renewable Future: Virtual Lab

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Science

6th Grade

Hard

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ERICK SWALLOWS

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Design a Renewable Future: Virtual Lab

By ERICK SWALLOWS

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CLT: Blue knights will experience how utilizing renewable resources isn’t one size fits all.

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Warm up

  1. There is an old proverb that says “Don’t Put all of your eggs into one basket.”  What do you think the proverb means?

  2. Is there only one renewable energy source or are there multiple?

  3. ​Think about the proverb, across the Earth do you think it is better if we only develop one of the renewable energy sources or should we try to further develop all of them? Why do you think so?

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  1. Click on ‘Solar Energy Potential.’  What city on the map of the USA has the Most Potential? 

  2. Click on ‘Wind Energy Potential.’  What city on the map of the USA has the Most Potential? 

  3. Click on ‘Geothermal Energy Potential.’  What city on the map of the USA has the Most Potential?

  4. Click on ‘Biomass Energy Potential.’  What city on the map of the USA has the Most Potential? 

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Oak Ridge, TN

  1. What's your target?

​Design your system.  When you find the BEST and MOST EFFICIENT energy system answer these questions.

  1. ​What is your 2 week output?

  2. How much Co2 was saved?

  3. ​What is the cost per ton?

  4. ​What ended up being the best system or Mix of systems?

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Boulder, CO​

  1. What's your target?

​Design your system.  When you find the BEST and MOST EFFICIENT energy system answer these questions.

  1. ​What is your 2 week output?

  2. How much Co2 was saved?

  3. What is the cost per ton?

  4. ​What ended up being the best system or Mix of systems?

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Tucson, AZ

  1. What's your target?

​Design your system.  When you find the BEST and MOST EFFICIENT energy system answer these questions.

  1. ​What is your 2 week output?

  2. How much Co2 was saved?

  3. ​What is the cost per ton?

  4. ​What ended up being the best system or Mix of systems?

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Las Vegas, NV​

  1. What's your target?

​Design your system.  When you find the BEST and MOST EFFICIENT energy system answer these questions.

  1. What is your 2 week output?

  2. How much Co2 was saved?

  3. ​What is the cost per ton?

  4. ​What ended up being the best system or Mix of systems?

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Los Angeles, CA

  1. What's your target?

​Design your system.  When you find the BEST and MOST EFFICIENT energy system answer these questions.

  1. What is your 2 week output?

  2. How much Co2 was saved?

  3. ​What is the cost per ton?

  4. ​What ended up being the best system or Mix of systems?

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​33. Explain how renewable energy isn’t one size fits all.

Design a Renewable Future: Virtual Lab

By ERICK SWALLOWS

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