Renewable Technologies 12
Student receives credit for Specialized Science 12
View the complete Learning Standards for this course here: Specialized Science 12
Cars that run on used vegetable oil. Electricity produced from your garbage. A windmill made from spare bicycle parts that pumps water to crops. Energy is life. So, how do we address the world’s growing concerns about energy sources? Where will it come from in the future? How can energy be something sustainable, renewable, and accessible?
Renewable Technologies 12 begins to uncover the development of new energy technologies and explores how recent approaches to generating, storing, and creating this precious resource have evolved. By gaining a larger understanding of this challenge, we, as thoughtful people, can implement real change and unlock the solution needed for a safer, cleaner, and more enduring world.
Outline
UNIT 1: Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies
UNIT 2: Climate Change and Energy Policies
UNIT 3: The Electric Power System and Fossil Fuels
UNIT 4: Nuclear Power
Midterm exam
UNIT 5: Solar Energy
UNIT 6: Wind Energy
UNIT 7: Biomass and Biofuels
UNIT 8: Geothermal and Hydroelectric Energy
Final Exam
Assessment
First Assignment 10%
Unit Assignments 50%
Unit Quizzes 20%
Exams 20%
Required Resources: a computer and internet access.