| Week
of: |
Topic |
Reading
Assignments |
Labs |
Aug. 21
|
Intro
Energy Basics |
Chapter 1: Energy Basics |
Measurement (PDF)
Activity
Sheet (DOC) |
| Aug. 28 |
Energy Basics (cont.) |
|
|
Sept. 4
|
Thermodynamics |
Chapter 2: Thermodynamics |
Statistics (PDF)
Activity Sheet (DOC)
|
Sept. 11
|
Electricity |
Chapter
3: Electricity
|
Home Audit (PDF)
Activity Sheet (DOC)
|
Sept. 18
|
The Dynamic Earth |
Chapter 3: (contd.)
|
|
| Sept. 25 |
Resources and Extraction
|
Chapter 4: Earth
|
Home Analysis (PDF)
Activity Sheet (DOC)
Calculator Link
http://myweb.astate.edu/jpratte/phsc1014/energycalculator_02.htm
|
Oct. 2
|
Oil
|
Chapter 5: Resources and Extraction
|
|
| Oct. 9 |
Coal
|
Chapter 6: Oil
|
|
| Oct. 16 |
Natural Gas
|
Chapter 7: Coal |
Fossil Fuel Usage (PDF)
Activity Sheet (DOC)
|
Oct. 23
|
Nuclear Energy
|
Chapter 8: Natural Gas
|
|
Oct. 30
|
Renewable Energy
|
Chapter 9: Nuclear
|
Nuclear Exposure (PDF)
Activity Sheet (DOC)
|
| Nov. 6 |
|
Chapter 10: Renewables
|
Solar Energy (PDF)
Activity Sheet (DOC)
|
Nov. 13
|
Atmosphere |
Chapter 11: Atmosphere |
|
| Nov. 27 |
Human Population
Growth
|
Chapter 12: Population |
Population Demographics (PDF)
Activity Sheet (DOC)
|
| Dec. 4 |
Final |
|
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