7th grade Brookville Intermediate School Tuesday, April 11th 7th grade Brookville Intermediate School

Bellwork 4/11/17 Using three sentences, explain something special and/or different about you?  Why do you think it is special or different? Explain. Make sure you date your entry and there are three sentences!

Today’s Learning Targets I can… Document in my own words what the Energy Lab Research Challenge is Create a list of ideas or topics I need to learn before completing the challenge

Energy Lab Research Challenge In the Energy Lab Research Challenge, you’ll design a city’s renewable energy system by analyzing the same data as the experts. Just like these energy engineers, you’ll need to weigh the pros and cons of each energy source, assess the availability in that area, and consider the needs of the location.

The Challenge You’ll be presented with energy profiles for five different cities across the United States. Based on data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), city officials, and local utility companies, these profiles will give you a snapshot of the city’s current energy needs and resources. You’ll be given a budget and a renewable energy production target. Your challenge will be to design a system that meets this target as cheaply as possible.

Design Depending on a location’s resources, your renewable energy system design may include solar, wind, geothermal, or biomass power. To help inform your design, you’ll study energy potential maps created for NOVA Labs by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Using sliders, you can select the types of energy you want and how much of each you want. As you move the sliders, you’ll instantly see how your choices impact your budget.

Test Your System When you have designed your system, you can test it against yearly historical data. During the test you’ll be given feedback and the opportunity to redesign your system.

Power Up When the test is complete, you’ll power up your renewable energy system and find out if you met your production goals. Your system simulation is powered by real-time weather and solar data captured directly from NREL stations located in each city.

Questions to Think About How you might plan and design your own systems to take advantage of local renewable energy sources. Think about things like: region, weather, energy demand, cost, etc.

Questions to Think About What are renewable and nonrenewable energy resources? What are examples of each? What types of renewable energy resources do we use in this region?

Questions to Think About What would success look like for a system in a particular location. Is it generating the most power? It is saving the most money?

Questions to Think About Create a list of ideas or topics you need to learn more about before you complete the challenge.

Stop Light Using your post-it note, write one idea either you have mastered (green) or need help a little more help with (yellow) or struggling with (red). Please put your name on your post-it note and place it on the appropriate place on the stop light.

Today’s Learning Targets I can… Document in my own words what the Energy Lab Research Challenge is Create a list of ideas or topics I need to learn before completing the challenge