12.1, 12.2, & 12.3 - Energy Resources, Energy Efficiencies, & Electricity
12.1 - Describe how energy use and energy resources have varied over time, both in the United States and worldwide.
12.2 - Compare the energy efficiencies of the extraction and conversion of different fuels.
12.3 - Explain the various means of generating electricity.
12.2 - Compare the energy efficiencies of the extraction and conversion of different fuels.
12.3 - Explain the various means of generating electricity.
Getting to know Your objectives
Remember how I said you should underline/highlight the answers to the objective? If you didn't do that, GO DO IT NOW. You're going to need it later....but before that check the answers to your Chapter 12 Reading Questions here. Let Mrs. E know if you have any questions about the questions.
Let's get to KNow some vocab, shall we?
Below are all of the vocabulary words for Objectives 12.1 & 12.2. Read and enjoy them below:
nonrenewable energy source
turbine
nuclear fuels
capacity factor
combined cycle
fossil fuels
electrical grid
commercial energy sources
capacity
subsistence energy sources
energy carrier
Using Quizlet, StudyBlue, or Easynotecard, create a notecard for each of the words above that contains the following things:
a. A level 9 definition (in your own words!)
b. A three-word summary of the word
c. A picture of the word (do an image search)
d. An analogy for the word in this format: (word) is like ________ because ___________. (Remember, an analogy connects two seemingly UNLIKE things - do not put a definition or an example!)
When you are finished, show someone else your notecards and have them look closely at your Level 9 definitions and analogies and give you feedback as to whether you really show a good understanding of the word.
nonrenewable energy source
turbine
nuclear fuels
capacity factor
combined cycle
fossil fuels
electrical grid
commercial energy sources
capacity
subsistence energy sources
energy carrier
Using Quizlet, StudyBlue, or Easynotecard, create a notecard for each of the words above that contains the following things:
a. A level 9 definition (in your own words!)
b. A three-word summary of the word
c. A picture of the word (do an image search)
d. An analogy for the word in this format: (word) is like ________ because ___________. (Remember, an analogy connects two seemingly UNLIKE things - do not put a definition or an example!)
When you are finished, show someone else your notecards and have them look closely at your Level 9 definitions and analogies and give you feedback as to whether you really show a good understanding of the word.
12.1, 12.2, & 12.3 Activities
1. In a Google Doc, create a notes document with all of the 12.1 Objectives in it. View this video, with your Chapter 12 reading and your note sheet out and at the ready. Take notes while watching the video or after watching the video, stating the answers to the objectives at a level 9.
2. Re-read section 12.2 in your reading packet. Create a flow chart (on paper or using a web tool you've used before) that helps someone pick the right fuel for a particular energy use in the United States. You must use the main fuels (the three types of fossil fuels and nuclear fuels), and you need to consider all major uses in the United States. Also include EROEI in your flow chart in terms of helping someone select the right fuel for the job.
3. Re-read section 12.3. One of the things you absolutely MUST know for the AP test is how electricity is made from coal and nuclear power plants. Do ONE of the following:
a. Write a children's book that shows how electricity is made from coal and nuclear power, teaching the steps and the vocabulary.
b. Create a video children's book that shows how electricity is made from coal and nuclear power, teaching the steps and the vocabulary. You can do this by creating a Google presentation and using the Screencastify extension, or use a site like Present.me. You will have to record at home, however, since our machines at school do not have microphones.
Regardless of which one you choose, you must have illustrations. It must also be a STORY, not a list of steps!
2. Re-read section 12.2 in your reading packet. Create a flow chart (on paper or using a web tool you've used before) that helps someone pick the right fuel for a particular energy use in the United States. You must use the main fuels (the three types of fossil fuels and nuclear fuels), and you need to consider all major uses in the United States. Also include EROEI in your flow chart in terms of helping someone select the right fuel for the job.
3. Re-read section 12.3. One of the things you absolutely MUST know for the AP test is how electricity is made from coal and nuclear power plants. Do ONE of the following:
a. Write a children's book that shows how electricity is made from coal and nuclear power, teaching the steps and the vocabulary.
b. Create a video children's book that shows how electricity is made from coal and nuclear power, teaching the steps and the vocabulary. You can do this by creating a Google presentation and using the Screencastify extension, or use a site like Present.me. You will have to record at home, however, since our machines at school do not have microphones.
Regardless of which one you choose, you must have illustrations. It must also be a STORY, not a list of steps!
Math Practice
There will be energy calculations on the AP Test! Go to Google Classroom and find the assignment called "Energy Unit Calculations Practice." Do it and turn it in. No calculators, and show all work!
Next get a copy of the half-life worksheet from Mrs. E. Do it, and then check your answers. They are hanging on the back lab whiteboard. Half-life problems regularly appear on the AP test!
Next get a copy of the half-life worksheet from Mrs. E. Do it, and then check your answers. They are hanging on the back lab whiteboard. Half-life problems regularly appear on the AP test!
12.4 & 12.5 - Uses & Consequences of Energy Sources
12.4 - Discuss the uses and consequences of using coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear fuels.
12.5 - Describe projections of future supplies of our conventional energy resources.
12.5 - Describe projections of future supplies of our conventional energy resources.
Coal Lab
1. Click here to pull up a copy of the lab; there are paper copies available. Read the directions and then summarize the following on a scratch piece of paper:
a) What will you be doing in this lab?
b) WHY are you doing it?
2. With 2 other people, get safety goggles, PUT THEM OVER YOUR EYES, and then go to the stations that have been set up on the center lab island or in the front of the room at Mrs. E's desk. Do the lab, cleaning up your lab station when you are finished and making sure everything is put back where and how you found it! Record your data by recreating the data table in a Google Doc in your Google Drive. Even if you wrote down the data on a paper copy of the lab, transfer that information and the lab questions to a Google Doc and turn it in via Google Classroom.
3. Answer the lab questions underneath your data table, and add this question:
What is the relationship between the water content of coal and the amount of energy it produces when burned? Support your answer with specific evidence.
When you are done, turn it in to the appropriate assignment in Google Classroom.
a) What will you be doing in this lab?
b) WHY are you doing it?
2. With 2 other people, get safety goggles, PUT THEM OVER YOUR EYES, and then go to the stations that have been set up on the center lab island or in the front of the room at Mrs. E's desk. Do the lab, cleaning up your lab station when you are finished and making sure everything is put back where and how you found it! Record your data by recreating the data table in a Google Doc in your Google Drive. Even if you wrote down the data on a paper copy of the lab, transfer that information and the lab questions to a Google Doc and turn it in via Google Classroom.
3. Answer the lab questions underneath your data table, and add this question:
What is the relationship between the water content of coal and the amount of energy it produces when burned? Support your answer with specific evidence.
When you are done, turn it in to the appropriate assignment in Google Classroom.
12.4 Activities
1. Go to Google Classroom and find the assignment titled, "Types of Energy Charts." Open the attached document, fill it in, and turn it in when you are finished. Tell Mrs. E you turned this one in.
2. Just like you must know how electricity is generated from coal, you must also know how electricity is generated in a nuclear power plant. Create a new Google Doc. Using Figure 12.18, summarize the process of electricity generation in a nuclear power plant in your OWN words. Let someone else read it, having them look to see if you are specific enough and have detailed all of the steps. Turn it in to the correct assignment in Google Classroom when you're finished.
2. Just like you must know how electricity is generated from coal, you must also know how electricity is generated in a nuclear power plant. Create a new Google Doc. Using Figure 12.18, summarize the process of electricity generation in a nuclear power plant in your OWN words. Let someone else read it, having them look to see if you are specific enough and have detailed all of the steps. Turn it in to the correct assignment in Google Classroom when you're finished.
12.5 Activities
There will be no specific activities for this objective - make sure you know the answers to the objectives listed on the objective page!