Windsor 8 Science

Green Design

peterhill — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:45:52 +0000

Based on what you learned at Habitat for Humanity, answer the following questions by posting a comment to the blog.

What are 3 New Things that you learned?

What are 2 Materials or Designs that you would like to use in your house?

What is 1 Question that you still have about green design, green materials, or green buildings?

WINDSor in Motion Fall 2008

peterhill — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:39:52 +0000

Welcome to Windsor in Motion! We will be using this blog to discuss ideas, thoughts, and questions about renewable energy and green design. This site will also be a place for experts to check in on your progress and to provide feedback to your ideas.

When you post a comment, it will ask for your “Name,” “Email,” and “Website.” Put in your first name only for the “Name” section. For email, everyone should type w8science@yahoo.com. That way sketchy people won’t email you directly. Leave the “Website” field blank.

Happy Blogging!

Portland Weather Data

peterhill — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:36:27 +0000

Go to this web site:

http://www.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=gyx

Look at the fields: 1 Product, 2 Location, 3 Timeframe, and 4 View.

Click Preliminary Climatology Data (CF6)

Click Portland

Click Archived, then June 2008

Click Go

This will open another window with all sorts of data for Portland from last month. Columns 10, 11 and 12 include wind data. The wind direction in column 12 is based on a 360 degree compass with North being zero degrees, east is 90 degrees, south is 180, and west is 270 degrees.

Answer the questions on your sheet.

Paradigm Windows 3-2-1

peterhill — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:55:14 +0000

Based on yesterday’s field work at Paradigm Windows, answer the following 3-2-1 activity.

What are 3 facts or pieces of information that you learned?

What are 2 things a business or homeowner could do to improve the way they use energy?

What is 1 question that you still have?

Views From Denmark

peterhill — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:57:11 +0000

Sam Davis is a former King student who is studying in Denmark. Denmark is a country known for being advanced in its use of renewable energy. Over 20% of Denmark’s electricity is generated from renewable sources such as wind and solar, while only 7% of the US’s energy is renewable. Sam has offered to serve as an “International Expert” and share his experiences in Denmark with you.

In groups of two or three, write a well thought out question to Sam. Try to find out how people generate and use energy in Denmark. Think about how this could be similar or different from the way we generate and use energy in Maine. Make sure to scan through the other comments to make sure you are not repeating a question.

Sam will try to respond to your questions to the best of his ability.

Energy Audit

peterhill — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:25:59 +0000

Based on Mr. Kiffney’s presentation, answer these questions.

1. What is one thing that you learned about King’s energy use?

2. What can we do to improve King’s energy use?

3. What is something you can do at home to reduce the amount of electricity you and your family use?

WINDSor in Motion, Kick Off Day 1

peterhill — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:32:02 +0000

Based on the day’s activities, answer the following questions. Remember, your responses will be read by energy experts from around the world.

1. How can you take an interesting picture of a city?

2. Pick one of the photos that YOU took today. Answer these questions:
a. How did you compose your picture to make it interesting?
b. How does your picture show energy being used?

The Films

peterhill — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:09:18 +0000

Based on the two films you watched today, answer the following questions.

1. Describe one scene or image that is stuck in your mind. What about the scene captured you?

2. Describe one scene that you were already familiar with. Where had you seen this before?

3. Both films depicted humans interacting with their natural environment. Compare and contrast two scenes; one that showed humans living in harmony with the earth and one that showed them exploiting the earth.

Periodic Table Review

peterhill — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:07:52 +0000

The periodic table is organized in a very specific way. What clues does the periodic table give you about the number and location of electrons in an element?

News about Neutrons

peterhill — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:23:09 +0000

You know that the Atomic Number tells you how many protons are in the atom (and also how many electrons.) The Atomic Mass tells you how much the atom weighs.

Knowing this information, how can you figure out the number of neutrons in an atom? Explain your answer (it should take about 3 sentences).