Ch. 15 Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
AP Curriculum Framework Units in this Chapter
Unit 6.7 Energy from Biomass (pdf)
Unit 6.8 Solar Energy (pdf)
Unit 6.9 Hydroelectric Power (pdf)
Unit 6.10 Geothermal Energy (pdf)
Unit 6.11 Hydrogen Fuel Cells (pdf)
Unit 6.12 Wind Energy (pdf)
Unit 6.13 Energy Conservation (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations, Graphics & Charts
Ch. 15 Textbook PowerPoint (pptx)
Video and Tutorials
AP Environmental Science by BozemanScience
Activities
Comparison of Nonrenewable & Renewable Energy Sources (Google Doc.)
Renewable Energy Presentation (Google doc)
Fields of Fuel (video game about agriculture , energy & sustainability)
Fields of Fuel DATA TABLE (Google doc)
Laboratory Experiments
Links coming soon
Data Analysis
Growing Energy - Comparing Biofuels Crop Biomass (pdf)
Standard Error Overview (Bozeman Science)
Interesting Websites
Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation
RE100 - do you recognize the companies that have signed onto this list?
Solar Power
Tesla microgrid project in American Samoa (Vimeo)
Calculate solar power for your own house using Project Sunroof (Google Project Sunroof)
Energy Sage - all things solar.
The Solar Flower
Community Solar in RI - an alternative to your own solar panels
Solar Energy Overview (from Save on Energy)
Wind Power
Deepwater Wind - Block Island Wind Farm
Energy 101 - Wind Turbines (YouTube, 3:16 min.)
Strandbeests Evolution (YouTube, 4:19 min.)
Theo Jansen's Strandbeests (YouTube, 2:38 min.)
Wind Power Engineering and Production
Biofuels & Bioenergy
Newport Biodiesel
Geothermal
Energy 101 - Geothermal Energy (YouTube, 3:47 min.)
Energy 101 - Geothermal Heat Pumps (YouTube, 2:32 min.)
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Energy 101 - Fuel Cells (YouTube, 4:05 min.)
How Fuel Cells Work
Sustainable Architecture
Green Home Resource Guide from ReviewLab
LEED Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Innovative Architecture & Sustainability Start the video at 7:26 min. (TED, 16:23 min.)
Earthship Biotecture
Earthships: Living Off the Grid (YouTube, 12:40 min.)
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Tips for energy conservation - a Green Home Guide
Living in a green home - Guide Fellas
The GravityLight Foundation
Basement & Homer Energy Efficiency Guide
Chapter AP Review Questions
Chapter Review Questions p. 484-485 (Google Form with immediate feedback)
Unit 6.7 Energy from Biomass (pdf)
Unit 6.8 Solar Energy (pdf)
Unit 6.9 Hydroelectric Power (pdf)
Unit 6.10 Geothermal Energy (pdf)
Unit 6.11 Hydrogen Fuel Cells (pdf)
Unit 6.12 Wind Energy (pdf)
Unit 6.13 Energy Conservation (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations, Graphics & Charts
Ch. 15 Textbook PowerPoint (pptx)
Video and Tutorials
AP Environmental Science by BozemanScience
Activities
Comparison of Nonrenewable & Renewable Energy Sources (Google Doc.)
Renewable Energy Presentation (Google doc)
Fields of Fuel (video game about agriculture , energy & sustainability)
Fields of Fuel DATA TABLE (Google doc)
Laboratory Experiments
Links coming soon
Data Analysis
Growing Energy - Comparing Biofuels Crop Biomass (pdf)
Standard Error Overview (Bozeman Science)
Interesting Websites
Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation
RE100 - do you recognize the companies that have signed onto this list?
Solar Power
Tesla microgrid project in American Samoa (Vimeo)
Calculate solar power for your own house using Project Sunroof (Google Project Sunroof)
Energy Sage - all things solar.
The Solar Flower
Community Solar in RI - an alternative to your own solar panels
Solar Energy Overview (from Save on Energy)
Wind Power
Deepwater Wind - Block Island Wind Farm
Energy 101 - Wind Turbines (YouTube, 3:16 min.)
Strandbeests Evolution (YouTube, 4:19 min.)
Theo Jansen's Strandbeests (YouTube, 2:38 min.)
Wind Power Engineering and Production
Biofuels & Bioenergy
Newport Biodiesel
Geothermal
Energy 101 - Geothermal Energy (YouTube, 3:47 min.)
Energy 101 - Geothermal Heat Pumps (YouTube, 2:32 min.)
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Energy 101 - Fuel Cells (YouTube, 4:05 min.)
How Fuel Cells Work
Sustainable Architecture
Green Home Resource Guide from ReviewLab
LEED Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Innovative Architecture & Sustainability Start the video at 7:26 min. (TED, 16:23 min.)
Earthship Biotecture
Earthships: Living Off the Grid (YouTube, 12:40 min.)
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Tips for energy conservation - a Green Home Guide
Living in a green home - Guide Fellas
The GravityLight Foundation
Basement & Homer Energy Efficiency Guide
Chapter AP Review Questions
Chapter Review Questions p. 484-485 (Google Form with immediate feedback)
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