Appropriate and Alternative Energy Applications

Appropriate and Alternative Energy Applications 2017-2018

Instructor Information

Instructor Contact Information Planning Period Mr. Fabian Bowman [email protected] 2nd and 5th Period REMIND101 text 81010 this message @appropr

Course Description As the third course in the Energy Systems Pathway, students will develop an understanding of the differences between nonrenewable and renewable energy sources and how these energy sources affect their world. Alternative energy sources will be researched to include the regional implications and economic, environmental, and sustainability issues. Students will evaluate the positive and negative impacts of nuclear power and its relevancy to various situations in today’s society. Students will explore future trends of energy, power, and transportation. Students will develop, through research, an alternative energy system that will demonstrate their understanding of a unique, as well as appropriate, approach to energy generation.

The prerequisite for this course is Energy and Power Technology.

Standards • ENRG-AAET-1- Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry. • ENRG-AAET-2- Analyze current and potential careers in energy. • ENRG-AAET-3- Understand the differences between nonrenewable and renewable types of energy sources and how each affects their world. • ENRG-AAET-4- Define alternative energy and list several alternative sources and discuss the regional implications of each, including, but not limited to, economic, environmental, and sustainability issues. • ENRG-AAET-5- Define nuclear power and discuss it in terms of its positive and negative impacts and explain its relevancy to various situations in today’s society. • ENRG-AAET-6- Discuss and provide research support for the future trends of energy and power and their im- pact on modes of transportation in developed and underdeveloped economies. • ENRG-AAET-7- Create a culminating project that demonstrates an understanding of alternative energy systems by incorporating a unique, as well as appropriate, approach to energy generation.

All Notes will be located on the online Engineering Notebook on ONENOTE and. All Presentations, Multi- media, Assessments, and Rubrics will be located on ITS LEARNING. Students have a login to both ac- counts through Dekalb County Schools. Please log in to ITS LEARNING and ONENOTE in order to stay abreast of the content. There will be many areas I pull from while covering the standards but the Energy Action Technology Text Teacher Edition will be the textbook resource.

Course Schedule

Unit Week(s)

Student Introductions / Rules, Regulations, and 1 Unit Week(s)

Introduction to Energy and Power Technologies. 2 Technology Student Association (TSA) Overview. Rules/Regulations/Procedures & SLO-Pretest Safety in Engineering

Current and Potential Careers in Energy 4-5

Overview of Alternative and Appropriate Energy Sources 6-8

Nuclear Power 9-10

11-13 Engineering Design Process in Alternative Energy Alternative Energy Project 14-16

Review/Final Exam 17-18

Power Transmission Systems 19-21

Fluid Power Systems 22-23

Safety and Conservatory Practices in Energy Industry 24

Electric Power Generation and Distribution using 25-28 Traditional and Alternative Sources

Future Trends of Power and Energy 29

Energy Applications Project 29

SLO-Post-test & Final Exam Review 35

Review/Final Exam/End of Pathway EXAM 36

Grading Categories Grading Protocol Assessment During Learning A 90-100 -25% Guided, Independent, or Group B 80-89 Practices-45% Summative Assessment or C 71-79 Assessment of Learning- 30% D = 70 F = 69 and below Student Progress Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a half weeks into each semester. The progress of students shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate deficiencies as they are discovered. Plans shall include appropriate interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. Academic Integrity Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or password. Cheating on a test, quiz, or assignment is considered to be a serious breach of conduct. In order to acclimate students to existing stringent standardized testing protocols and to protect the integrity of each testing environment, cell phones are STRICTLY PROHIBITED from visibility during ANY assessment/exam. Visible cell phones during an assessment/exam will constitute a breach of testing security and the offending student will receive a zero on the assessment/exam, an administrative referral (for documentation purposes), parents will be notified, and they will not be allowed to make up or re-take the assessment/exam. Upon acquiring three administrative referrals, a referral will be made to the Academic Commit- tee which may lead to dismissal from Arabia Mountain High School.

See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook. Make-up Work When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by Georgia law or when the absence is ap- parently beyond the control of the student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days absent. Make-up work must be completed within the designated time allotted. Late Assignments Each student is expected to complete all assignments in the allotted time. Because and Instructor cannot gauge comprehension through missing work, Late assignments are not penalized instead student is expected to bring in a bonus assignment that will be previously discussed in class. Students who are late multiple times are subject to parent contact. Reassessment Policy The goal of any assessment is to assess the level of mastery on a set of performance standards. Often, students perform on some assessments better than others. Therefore, at the discretion of the teacher or the subject area team, reassessment may be used as a learning opportunity and as a way for the student to demonstrate growth. The teacher or subject area team may allow one (1) reassessment or retest within the same 4.5 week grading period as the original assessment. The reassessment score will be averaged with the initial assessment score. Materials and Supplies 8 GB or more Flash Drive Parents as Partners Parent(s), you are a vital part of your child’s success; we can’t do it without you. This semester, we would like for you to volunteer your time. You can volunteer with TSA and VEX Robotics, during special events/ceremonies, as a guest speak- er or as an active member of our advisory board. In addition, you may donate supplies to the class and receive volunteer hours. Feel free to contact me, so we can decide which volunteer opportunity suits you best

Supply Donations for Volunteer Hours:

ϖ Hand Sanitizer ϖ Paper Towel ϖ Lysol Wipes or equivalent ϖ Tissue ϖ Project related supplies TSA and VEX Robotics The Technology Student Association (TSA) and VEX Robotics are student organization that provides co-curricular engineering activities for students. These are integral components of the Engineering/Energy course standards. The development of positive personal qualities and leadership is a vital component for career and academic success. In this course, that development is achieved through a variety of methods, which include the participation in future competitions based on knowledge and skills learned in the classroom, career and leadership development through peer interactions, and adult mentoring. TSA and VEX Robotics activities are incorporated throughout this course and all of the Energy and Engineering courses. Students are strongly recommended to join TSA and VEX Robot- ics to benefit from the wealth of opportunities the organizations have to offer. To be a member of the VEX Robotics team students must be join TSA. The dues are $30.00 to join VEX Robotics and a minimum of $35.00 to join TSA due on or before September 30th (membership fee includes state & national dues and organization t-shirt). For first time members, additional fees may be required for formal attire in competition events. CERTIFICATIONS The Energy Systems Pathway courses prepare students with the skills needed for the energy industry rec- ognized credentials. Students who take all three courses and pass a comprehensive assessment at the end of the program are eligible to receive an Energy Industry Fundamentals Certificate, a credential developed by and for the energy industry. The certificate program has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) through the Center for Energy and Workforce Development (CEWD) (certificate issuer 1041). Ara- bid Mountain High School is an Approved Course Provider through CEWD. In addition, students will take the NOCTI Engineering Assessment tests, which is another industry recog- nized credential.

PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

PARENT Conferences and VISITS DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME Due to demanding schedules, conferences will be by appointment only after school. Conferences will not be held during instructional time. Parent/Teacher conferences are strongly encouraged, so in an effort to better accommodate all parents please utilize the link on my website to schedule an appointment. Parents may visit the classroom at any time, however this must be arranged through the main office and re- quires a 24-hour notice. In addition, several criteria must be met during the visit. These criteria can be ob- tained in the student handbook or via the main office.

The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each student’s opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the student’s academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.