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Building Technology Laboratory, Spring 2004

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Abstract:: Concepts of building technology and experimental methods. Projects vary yearly and have included design and test of strategies for daylighting, passive heating and cooling, and improved indoor air quality. Experimental methods focus on measurement and analysis of thermally driven and wind-driven airflows, lighting intensity and glare, heat flow and thermal storage, and load deformation of materials. Experiments are conducted at model and full scale and are often motivated by ongoing field work in developing countries.

Subject:: Arts
Grade Level:: Post-secondary
Collection:: MIT OpenCourseWare

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Calculating Relative Air Mass

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Abstract:: The purpose of this activity is to introduce students to the concept of relative air mass and demonstrate how solar elevation angle affects the intensity of sunlight that reaches an observer on the ground. Students work in teams to calculate air mass using simple geometry. Teacher background materials are included.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
Collection:: Globe Program

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Cooking with the Sun

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Abstract:: Students learn about using renewable energy from the Sun for heating and cooking as they build and compare the performance of four solar cooker designs. They explore the concepts of insulation, reflection, absorption, conduction and convection.

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary
SubTopics:: Green Building and Design , Energy
Collection:: TeachEngineering

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Daylighting Design

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Abstract:: Students explore the many different ways that engineers provide natural lighting to interior spaces. They analyze various methods of daylighting by constructing model houses from foam core board and simulating the sun with a desk lamp. Teams design a daylighting system for their model houses based on their observations and calculations of the optimal use of available sunlight to their structure.

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
Collection:: TeachEngineering

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Ground-Level Ozone: Smog City

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Abstract:: This lesson provides an introduction to the problems associated with ground-level ozone ('smog'). It reinforces the idea that ozone at ground level is harmful while that in the upper atmosphere has a beneficial effect.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
SubTopics:: Pollution
Collection:: Environmental Science Activities for the 21st Century

Invisible Ink

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Abstract:: This activity will give kindergartner the chance to see what happend when they paint an iodine solution over a lemon juice message. They get to make thier own invisible message!

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary
Collection:: Pedagogy in Action (SERC)

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Model Greenhouses

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Abstract:: Students learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the greenhouse effect. They construct their own miniature greenhouses and explore how their designs take advantage of heat transfer processes to create controlled environments. They record and graph measurements, comparing the greenhouse indoor and outdoor temperatures over time. Students are also introduced to global issues such as greenhouse gas emissions and their relationship to global warming.

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
SubTopics:: Plants and Forests , Green Building and Design , Climate Change
Collection:: TeachEngineering

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Renewable Energy: Wind

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Abstract:: This lesson introduces students to the uses of wind energy. Topics include a history of wind usage (grinding grain, pumping water, transportation), including the development of wind power in the United States and its more recent adaptations.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary, Post-secondary
SubTopics:: Energy , Water , Green Building and Design
Collection:: Environmental Science Activities for the 21st Century

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