Energy Consumption and Conservation

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  • Introduction
  • Energy and Climate Change
  • Our Contribution to Climate Change
  • Your Carbon Footprint
  • Calculate Your Carbon Footpint
  • Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
  • Personal Conservation Commitment
  • Your Challenge: Create a Public Service Announcement
  • Explore Possibilities
  • Select an Approach and Develop a Design Proposal
  • Make a Prototype and Test Your Design
  • Refine Your Design and Create Your Final PSA
  • Communicate Your Results
• Student Resources
  • Table of Contents
  • Glossary
  • Engineering Portfolio
  • Engineering Design Process
  • More to Explore
  • Assessment Rubric
• Teacher Resources
  • Lesson Preparation
  • Lesson Overview
  • Objectives
  • Using This Site
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  • Schedule
  • Essential Questions
  • Enduring Understandings
  • Background Information
  • Teacher Notes
    • Introduction (20-30 minutes)
    • Energy and Climate Change (15 minutes)
    • Our Contribution to Climate Change (45 minutes)
    • Your Carbon Footprint (40 minutes)
    • Calculate Your Carbon Footprint (30 minutes)
    • Reducing Your Carbon Footprint (45 minutes)
    • Personal Conservation Commitment (1 hour)
    • Your Challenge: Create a Public Service Announcement (1 hour)
    • Explore Possibilities (1 hour)
    • Select an Approach and Design Your Proposal (45 minutes)
    • Make a Prototype and Test Your Design (1-1 1/2 hours)
    • Refine Your Design and Create Your Final PSA (1 hour)
    • Communicate Your Results (45 minutes)
  • Appendices
    • Appendix A: Engineering Portfolio
    • Appendix B: Engineering Design Process
    • Appendix C: Working with STEM Teams
    • Appendix D: Assessment Rubric
    • Appendix E: Differentiation
    • Appendix F: Extension Activities
    • Appendix G: MSDE Standards
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