Wave Power – A Simple Analysis
How much power can we extract from ocean waves?
Themes: Energy and Environment and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Energy and sustainability
Grades: 11-12
Heating (and Cooling) Buildings
Themes: Energy and Environment, Energy use at Home, and Non-renewable and non-clean energy
Topics: Electricity, Energy, and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
Food as Energy
Themes: Animals, Human Body, and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Biophysics, Energy, and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
Solar Energy in a Temperate Climate
Does it pay to cover your roof with solar panels in rainy Vancouver BC?
Themes: Energy and Environment and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Energy and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
Wind Power
How can we harness a substantial amount of power from the wind?
Themes: Energy and Environment and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Climate, Conservation, Energy, and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
Sea-borne Transportation
Why are the sections of the fence around my garden (in Vancouver BC) made of BC cedar in Asia – i.e. the cedar was shipped twice across the Pacific? Cedar fencing is hardly a high-value product.
Themes: Energy and Environment and Transportation
Topics: Forces and sustainability
Grades: 11-12
What do I (we) do about my (our) carbon footprint?
A very frequent question asked by students after learning about climate change is “But what can I (we) do about it?”. Here are some ideas, all of which have benefits in addition to reducing greenhouse gases, and so are worth considering even if you reject the idea of anthropogenic global warming completely.
Themes: Climate, Energy and Environment, Energy use at Home, Non-renewable and non-clean energy, Renewable and Clean Energy, and Transportation
Topics: Climate, Conservation, Energy, and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10