Wednesday March 11

Go to the nuclear fission simulation and complete the handout provided in class. You may work with ONE other person.

When you have completed the above assignment, you may begin to work on the study guide.  The nuclear unit quiz is on Friday. You need the following items in your portfolio by Friday.
Unit 5 Nuclear Energy

• Nuclear Power Article
• Nuclear Power Article Review Questions
• Nuclear Power Plant Diagram & Summary of Parts
• Nuclear Event Summary
• Radioactive Decay Notes
• Radioactive Decay & Half-Life Worksheet
• pHet Nuclear Fission Lab Worksheet
• Unit 5 Study Guide

When you complete the above items, you may bring me your portfolio to be graded.

Tuesday February 24

Find an article about nuclear power and answer the following questions.

1. In a few short sentences (complete) explain what your article is about.
2. Is your article in favor of or opposed to nuclear power?
3. What are the reasons given (evidence) for your answer to #2?
4. What is your opinion about nuclear power? Should we build nuclear power plants?
5. Did this article change your opinion in any way?

Wednesday February 18

Here is my coal presentation. I will review this material on Wednesday and Thursday. You will have a 15 question multiple choice and 1 question short answer quiz on Friday. Everything that you need is online, but if you are lost, here is a summary of our coal unit thus far...
Unit 4 Coal
-BTU & Coal Comparisons
-Coal Questions
-Coal Diagram
-Coal Timeline
-Coal Study Guide
-Coal Article
-Coal Article Review
I will review any of the above, just come see me!

Wednesday February 18

Unit 4: Coal Study Guide

1. What is a BTU?
2. What does a BTU measure?
3. What are the 4 types of coal?
4. How do the types of coal differ?
5. What does the term energy content mean?
6. Which type of coal has the highest energy content?
7. What are the "ingredients" of coal? (HINT: Think about the periodic table of elements)
8. What is the result of the combustion of coal?
9. What are the steps required to convert coal into electricity?
10. What type of water pollution occurs as a result of the use of cooling towers (condensation)?
11. What part of a coal power plant is responsible for removing air pollution that happens after the coal is combusted?
12. What are the steps involved with the creation/formation of coal?
13. What is the original source of the energy that is contained in the coal?
14. What are the current uses of coal?
15. What has coal been used for historically?
16. Where (in the United States) is coal found today?
17. What would happen to the use of coal if more people began driving "plug-in hybrid" cars?
18. What sectors of the economy is coal used in most often? least often?
19. How does coal pollute the air?
20. How does coal pollute the water?
21. How does coal pollute the land/soil?
22. In your opinion, given all that you have learned about coal, would you recommend that we continue to use coal? Why or why not?

Friday February 13

5 questions for the coal article...

1. What is the type of resource that your article discusses?
2. What is the energy use sector that your article discusses?
3. What is an issue associated with the resource?
4. Where does the resource come from?
5. How is the resource used? 

Thursday February 12

1. Create a diagram with labels of the coal fired power plant using this link.
2. Focus on the turbine specifically.
3. Create a list of materials that you need to create and build a turbine.

Here is a link to a website that has an example of a "do-it yourself" turbine.

Wednesday February 11

In class today, you should finish #6 (the coal timeline) with your group. When the timeline is done, you need to complete the remainder of the questions and update your portfolio with 3 assignments.
The Unit 4 assignments are:
Unit 4:Coal

1. BTU's & Coal Comparisons
2. Coal Questions
3. Coal Timeline (obviously not in your portfolio)