WELCOME TO A SMART PROJECT!
The following project is currently under progress by Rhode Island teachers. Although in some activities, the teachers have borrowed and adapted ideas from other teachers and current programs and sources on the Internet, the work is their own. The activities are displayed here in their original form , unedited as they have submitted them. In most cases, these are ongoing projects. The names, school districts, and email addresses of the authors are included. Please feel free to contact the authors with any suggestions, comments, or even participation.Teaching and learning are cooperative efforts.
"ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME DESIGN"
Goal:
Research and make practical applications of energy efficient homes.
Outcome:
Students will be able to evaluate the energy efficiency of a home design.
Students will make available their findings and evaluative program to the community.
Curriculum:
- Science
- basic physics
- heat loss, gain, transfer and storage
- Math
- use basic formulas for calculating heat loss, gain, transfer and storage
- use spreadsheets, charts and graphs to record data
- English
- students will complete oral and written reports of material gathered
- Geography
- students will research the effect of climate on the topic
- Technology
- students will research various materials and processes used in energy efficient design and construction.
- Internet :
- E mail
- students will request info from various sources
- WWW
- students will research info through various channels of WWW
- Lists
- students will subscribe to lists associated with energy efficiency in residential building.
RESOURCE LOCATIONS
(A PLACE TO START)
This is a list of "http" sites you can to use to begin your search for information concerning your research project. Some sites may not be available , may be missing or changed, or may not contain the specific information you need; so you will have to search and identify specific sites useful to you or your group. These sites can also lead you to other sites where information may be available.
Enjoy your search. KEEP TO THE TOPIC!! Keep track of your information and
organize what you find. (Junk info. is worse than no info.!) . It is important that you use time effectively. Record where you have searched so you do not duplicate your efforts.
SITES: (addresses MUST be written accurately!)