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©2019, Bigelow
Middle School, Engineering Technology Department
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The
following choices are "Grade Booster"
extra credit activities. By completing them in full, you can boost your lowest individual grade for
the term by up to 50 points. To receive credit, all work must
be completed before the end of the current term.
Click on any subject and a set of detailed
directions will follow. Click HERE
if you would like to print the list of extra
credit projects. |
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The
following choices are "Grade Booster"
activities and will boost your lowest grade for the
term by 10, 20, or 30 points depending on the level of difficulty. To
receive full credit, all work must be completed before
the end of the current term. Click on any subject
and a set of detailed directions will follow. Click
HERE
if you would like to print the list of extra
credit projects.
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Today, various forms of biomass energy
account for 45 percent of renewable energy used in the
U.S. Biomass is used to meet a variety of
energy needs, including generating electricity, heating
homes, fueling vehicles and industry. (http://www.nrel.gov/documents/biomass_energy.html.)
DIRECTIONS: Write a one page
report explaining how biomass technology is being used
as an alternative energy source. Your report should
be computer generated or typed, no larger than size
12 (pt.) text, and should be double spaced. Your
report should include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic,
drawing, picture, or illustration related to biomass
technology
2. An explanation
of how biomass technology works and where the source
of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help
to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of
pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used
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DIRECTIONS: Write a one page
report explaining how coal burning technology is being
used as an energy source. Your report should be
computer generated or typed, no larger than size 12
(pt.) text, and should be double spaced. Your
report should include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic,
drawing, picture, or illustration related to coal burning
technology
2. An explanation
of how the process of burning coal produces electricity
and where the source of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help
to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of
pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used
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DIRECTIONS: Write a one page
report explaining how natural gas technology is being
used as an energy source. Your report should be
computer generated or typed, no larger than size 12
(pt.) text, and should be double spaced. Your
report should include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic,
drawing, picture, or illustration related to natural
gas technology
2. An explanation
of how natural gas technology is utilized for energy
and where the source of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help
to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of
pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used
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DIRECTIONS: Write a one page report on the three different types of pollution. Your report should be computer generated or typed, no larger than size 12 (pt.) text, and should be double spaced. Your report should include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic, drawing, picture, or illustration related to natural gas technology
2. An explanation of how natural gas technology is utilized for energy and where the source of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used |
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US geothermal power plants generate
enough electricity to power the homes of more than 3.5
million people. The power plants produce electricity
at 5¢ to 7.5¢ per kilowatt-hour. (http://www.nrel.gov/documents/geothermal_energy.html.)
DIRECTIONS: Write a one page
report explaining how geothermal technology is being
used as an energy source. Your report should be
computer generated or typed, no larger than size 12
(pt.) text, and should be double spaced. Your
report should include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic,
drawing, picture, or illustration related to geothermal
technology
2. An explanation
of how geothermal technology is utilized for energy
and where the source of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help
to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of
pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used
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DIRECTIONS: Write a one page
report explaining how hydropower technology is being
used as an energy source. Your report should be
computer generated or typed, no larger than size 12
(pt.) text, and should be double spaced. Your
report should include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic,
drawing, picture, or illustration related to hydropower
technology
2. An explanation
of how hydropower technology is utilized for energy
and where the source of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help
to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of
pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used
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DIRECTIONS: Write a one page
report explaining how nuclear power is being used as
an energy source. Your report should be computer
generated or typed, no larger than size 12 (pt.) text,
and should be double spaced. Your report should
include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic,
drawing, picture, or illustration related to nuclear
power technology
2. An explanation
of how nuclear power technology is utilized for energy
and where the source of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help
to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of
pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used
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DIRECTIONS: Write a one page
report explaining how petroleum technology is being
used as an energy source. Your report should be
computer generated or typed, no larger than size 12
(pt.) text, and should be double spaced. Your
report should include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic,
drawing, picture, or illustration related to petroleum
technology
2. An explanation
of how petroleum technology is utilized for energy and
where the source of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help
to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of
pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used
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More than 16,000 wind turbines in
California generate enough electricity to meet the residential
requirements of a city of about 1 million people (The
population of Denver is about 500,000). This is equivalent
to a medium-sized nuclear plant (http://www.nrel.gov/wind/atlpap2.html.)
DIRECTIONS: Write a one page
report explaining how wind power technology is being
used as an energy source. Your report should be
computer generated or typed, no larger than size 12
(pt.) text, and should be double spaced. Your
report should include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic,
drawing, picture, or illustration related to wind
power technology
2. An explanation
of how wind power technology is utilized for
energy and where the source of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help
to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of
pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used
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"Every day more solar energy
falls to the Earth than the total amount of energy the
planet's 5.9 billion inhabitants would consume in 27
years" (http://www.nrel.gov/documents/solar_energy.html.)
DIRECTIONS: Write a one page
report explaining how solar power technology is being
used as an energy source. Your report should be
computer generated or typed, no larger than size 12
(pt.) text, and should be double spaced. Your
report should include, but not limited to, the following:
1. A title page with a graphic,
drawing, picture, or illustration related to solar
power technology
2. An explanation
of how solar power technology is utilized for
energy and where the source of the energy comes from
3. Drawings or illustrations that would help
to explain the technology
4. Facts about energy production and a list of
pros and cons for its use
5. A list of all references used
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in the program.
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