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2010 MCTM Conference
Using Alternative Energy to teach Math Concepts
August 4th and 5th
Middle School Alternative Energy Grant
St. Clair Technical Education CenterSt. Clair RESA
Energy Works Michigan
St. Clair RESA’s Wind Turbine at Vantage Point
Energy Works Michigan
http://energyworksmichigan.org/michigan-renewable-schools-program
Middle School Academic Academy
A select group St. Clair County Middle School students attend a ½ day session once a week for a semester 1st semester: ELA 2nd semester: Math/Science
2009/2010 Focus for Math/Science was Engineering and Alternative Energy
Lesson 1 - Introduction and Engineering DesignLesson 2 - Wastewater Treatment PlantLesson 3- Design Process and CareersLesson 4 – ElectricityLesson 5 - Energy (Wind)Lesson 6 - Energy (Wind)Lesson 7 – Alternative FuelsLesson 8 – Alternative FuelsLesson 9 - Hydrogen FuelLesson 10 –Energy (solar)Lesson 11- SC4 Alternative Energy PresentationLesson 12 – Wrap Up and TEC tour
Wind Turbine Blade Design Project
Activity Highlights•Students design blades that will create the most voltage.•Design/Test/Adjust•Claims and Evidence
www.sccresa.orgTools for Schools/ ConsultantsLaura Chambless
Sources for Fuel Cell Curriculum
NEED organizationGeneral MotorsThames and KosmosDepartment of Energy
These and other resources can be found on RESA Consultants’ protopages
http://www.protopage.com/jimlichthttp://www.protopage.com/lchambless
Students researched the topic of alternative fuels for automobiles and produced a two minute persuasive video. The results were stored on Vimeo.
http://www.vimeo.com/12490967
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars
Science of ElectrolysisMath ConceptsGraphing: Amount of time it takes to produce a volume of Hydrogen Amount of time it takes to use a volume of Hydrogen with and without a load
STEM and Alternative Energy Careers
Teacher’s Domain: http://www.teachersdomain.org/
Teaching TipUse Alternative Energy Graphs in your warm-ups to have students practice reading graphs and charts.