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\--MS PRICE O SE 66 099 VOCUMENT,BESOME ED 211 388 SE 66 099 ... A8THOR Fraser, mo'llie; Ilia Others . TITLE Energy Conservation Activity' Guide, Grades 9-12,, Bulletin 1602. - INSTITUTION Louisiana State Dept. of -Education, Eatcn'Rcusge. Div, .of Academic Programs.; Louisiana State Dept, of . Natural Resources, Eaton Rouge. PUB DATE Jan 81 NOTE 469p:-.; Comtains occasional light and bfcken type, . --7":\ \--MS PRICE MF01/PC19 .Plus PostOge. DESCRIPTORS . *Conservation Education; *Energy; *Energy . Cdnservation; Environmental Educaticn,; High Schools; . *Interdisciplinary Approach; Learning Activitieg; Natural Resources; Nuclear Energy; *Science . 0 Activities; Science Education; 'Secondary Education; *Secondary School Science; tOlar Radiation IDENTIFIERS. Alternative Energy Sources; * Energy Education . ABSTRACT . 1 , , 4,St 1 o . 'As an interdisciplinary, non-sequential teaching guide; this publication,was'developed to increaseawareness and understanding Of the energy, situaticn and to encourage individuajsto . become energy conservationists. Secticn-prOvide-backgrcund information for the teacher followed by a variety of student ' activities using different subject'areas for grades 9 -12 latt,. c language' arts, sociaLstudies,music, mathematics, science)., Some of the topics included are energy in Icuisiana; energy demand; energy,' development in Louisiana; sources of energy; solar, -nuclear, and . geothertgal eneigy;,Ossil fuelsCwindf biomass; solid waste; gasohol; conservatiop; and enesgy futures.. Each activity identifies the . -subject area(s), obje.etives, materials, and procedures. A glcssary, listing of free and inexpensive materials, 'andbiblicgraphyare 0 provided; (Author/DC). ,' . ' 1 A 4 9 4 ..1 1. ***********-************************************************************ +I Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best thatcan be made * from the original ..document. *********************************************************************** ENERGY .CONSERVATION P.UBLfiCATION FOR U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION %.1tMiA, ,r FI11, ATI74J LOUISIANA PE r,74; E SCHOOLS AAA7Ep E" S. Ebar 6 '0 THEE J AT INFOHMArl!Jt, E t.' E' E GRADES9-12 J DEPARTMENT OF N'ATURALf RESOURpIES DIVISIONorRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, This public document was publishe&at ananntalcost of, $4.54'per copy by the Division of Administration, Administrative Services, P.D. Box 44095, Baton Rouge, LouisianA 70804to promulgate the State Ene4y Conservation Plan develope nder P.L. 94-385 under special exception by Division of Administraon. This-material was printed in accordance with the standardsor printing by state agencies' established pursuane,to R.S. 43:31. January 1981 . 2 .. .." r ... rules to help conserVe fue in schools / ,., Lower thermostat settings to 1"sweater comfort" heating. I t Avoid blocking beating.verrtsor air 2return grills with furniture or drapes. -Control room temperatures with thermostats, riot by opening 3windows. ." Use limited number of outside doors 4keep doors closed when not in use. Rpduce fresh air ventilation to the minimum required by 5state and -local codes. Turn off unused lights and 6.electrical equipment Establish a program of preventive maintenance for heating, water 7'heating and food service equipment, .. COQPERATION CONSERVES ENERGY! O DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICEDUCATION STATE OF LOUISIANA R dr 44. BULLETIN 1602 JANUARY;1981 k L ENERGY CONSERVATION ACTIVITY GUIDE Issued by Division of Academic-Programs° I. J. KELLY NIX Btate^Superintendent, TABLE OF CONTENTS Pagt ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 'DISCLAIMER - . ii .... c MEMBERS OF ENERGY CURRICULUM WRITING TEAM iii . SPECIAL THANKS iv 1 % HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE vii ,RATIONALE v ENERGY IN LOUISIANA ix ENERGY BACKGROUND 1 I THE DEMAND FOR ENERGY ,10 / HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT gEN LOUISIANA 16 WHEREDOES THE'ENERGX WE USE COME FROM? 17 WHAT IS ENERGY? C 23 -ENERGY ACTIVITIES 32 14. SOLAR ENERGN 57 SOLAR ENERGY ACTIVITIES 64 NUCLEAR ENERGY 100 NUCLEAR ENERGY ACTIVITIES 119 FOSSIL FUELS 150, FOSSIL FUEL ACTIVITIES 156, NEW AND UNUSUAL ENERGY` RESOURCES 201 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 213 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ACTIVITIES 224 WIND ENERGY 228 WIND ENERGY ACTIVITIES 231 4 BIOMASS 0 247 BIOMASS ACTIVITIES 249 5 -Page COMPOSITION, OF MUNICIPAL SOLID.WASTE. 256 SOLID WASTE ACTIVITIES 259 GASOHOL--THE AMERICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY? 273 GASOHOL ACTIVITIES 277 ENERGY CC NSERVAll'ION 298 ENEgGY CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES 302 ENERGY FUTURES 411 GLOSSARY 412 FREE/INEXPENSIVE RESOURCES 421 BIBLIOGRAPHY 430 4. o'a ACKNOWLEDGMENTS' : This publication represents the cooper'ative.effortsofyersonnel in the Bureau of Secqndary Education and theBureau of Curriculum, Inservice, and Staff Development in the Division of.Adademic Prbgrams, Louisiana State Department of Education. Special J recognition goes to mr. Donald McGehee, 5CienceSupervisor, who served as chairman in the development of the guide. Special :tF commendation Oes also to members of the writingteam who worked diligently to,make this publicationa reality. Robert W. Gaston, Ed.D. Assistant Superintendent Divisi n of Academic Programs E. Ray Qkeech _- Executive Director of Instruction -,Gerald Cobb, Ed D., Direttbr Bureau of Secondary Education Helen Brdwn, Ed?D., Dir ctor Bureau of CurPiculunr, nservrce, and Staff Development 4\* 9 DISCLAIMER The contents of this manual are offered as guidance- Neither- the Louisiana Deparitment of Natural ReSources, nor any" .of its empl6yees, nor any of its contractors, subcontractors,or their^ employees, and all technical sources referenced in this manual make any warranty or representationexpress or implied, with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the information contained in this report. We alsb do not guarantee 1 that the use of any information, apparatus, methodor-process 7 disclosed in this report will not infringe privately owned rights; or assume any liabilities with respect to the use of, or for damages resulting from the use of any information, apparatus, .method, or process disclosed in,this report. This report does not reflect official views or policy of the above-mentioned institu- tions. Mention of trade names or.commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. 5 r 1 MEMBERS OF ENERGY CURRICULUM WRITING TEAM Mrs. Mollie Fraser J.D. Heisler Lunior High School 3800. Cleary Avenue Metairi9, Louisiana 70002 Ms. Marvalyn FHendersom Southwood High School 9000 Walker Road Shreveport, Louisgiana71108 'Ms. Debra Murphy John Ehret High School. 4300 Patribt Street Marrero; Louisiana 70072 Mrs. Bernadette Morrts., 4 a Istrouma Senior High School 3730. Winbourne Avenue ,Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70805 Mr. Fred Z: Shirley Baton Rouge Magnet School 2825° Government Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 'Mr. D.C. Green , / Westlake High School** 1000 Garden Westlake, Louisiana 70669 '/ es" 9 . _ . The Science Se'c..7tion of the StateDepartment of Education -__ . ', . 1 .. N. would like to acknowledge 'Or. BurtonVoss, UniverSity of Michigan,' and Mrs. Essie, Beck, Jefferson Parish School-System,,for their .d. l assistance in editing the contentsof-this guide. Particular appreciation is expressed to Dr, JprryMil.leY, LouisianaTech , . University, and Mr. Louis Nicolosi, Social StudiesSupervisor, .. i State Department of Education, for their valuable inputand gu,i- . , dance." A special thanks is also givento Mrs. Gert Landry, secretary/ Scie;ce Sectiah, and Mr... JoAnn Brian,secretary, Division of Research and Development, for thetyping of this , document. a. , r \ ... 4 %, 4 --N 10 iv IIMININIIN STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION J. KELLY NIX P. 0. Box 44064 Supor Intm:lnt Baton Rouge, La. 70804 Dear EduCators: 4s, Conservation ispresently the\only real alteNative we have to the energy problems that confront us. No longer can we rely on the efforts of business, industry, and, government to solve this complex problem. An effort by all sections'of society is necessary in or,der to maintain our present standards of living. Educators have the unique opportunity to help instill conservation awareness 41° in our society, since they are involved with the education of our young people. Given the proper guidance and instruction, these students will mature to become energy conscious decision-makers of tomorrow. The information and activities contained in this guide Will better equip children to include conservation as a part ortheir daily lives. This can happen if we make energy conservation an integral part of the total, curriculum.1 This guide is designed as a resource reference so that each school can design its own conservation awareness program. The personnel from the State Department of Education will be happy to assist you with your program in any way they can. JKN:dmg V 0 4. DAVID C. TREEN. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL, RESOURCES FRANK A. ASHBY, JR. GOVERNOR SECRETARY V ( DearTeachers:- The responsibilities of today's teachers havegone beyond giving our children basic knowledge in the traditionalcurriculum studies. You are now faced. with preparing our future citizens with information that willaffect the quality of life in America:for generations,tocome. Perhaps the most important areas in education--for'both students and the' 'general public--are,energy production,energy usa and energy conservation. It was with the idea.of providing our teachers with the information available that this Curriculuiri guide has'been developed. \- A I sincerely hope that you and your students will benefit from thisguide, and that it will give our country's future adults the'knowledge they willneed to keep the standards of living
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