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Energy Supply Systems for Buildings

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Energy Supply Systems for Buildings

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In this course, you will discover the supply side of buildings’ energy chain.

The first step is to consider how to convert natural resources into the energy needed by buildings: what are the options to create heat, cold and electricity? You will learn about efficiency and use this concept to estimate building’s primary energy use and carbon emissions. This concept is widely used in many national and international policies and building regulations, and is essential to counteract climate change.

You will study the performances of single heating systems like electrical heating, gas, or renewables like biomass, solar boilers and geothermal heat, followed by single cooling systems like evaporative cooling and environmental cold.

We will also examine the systems that concurrently produce heat and cold. Do you know for instance that a heat pump and a cooling machine are identical devices? You will learn about the basic working principles of heat pumps and how to make sure they achieve high performance levels. After this course you will know how an Aquifer Thermal Storage makes smart use of the ground to deliver cold in summer and heat in winter.

Diverse electricity generation methods using turbines (wind, hydro), photovoltaics or hydrogen fuel cells will also be examined. You will learn how cogeneration of heat and power works and why this is important for the rational use of energy resources. You will also know why heat pumps are often combined with boilers or to which extent it is worth to invest in batteries for your solar panels.

By the end of the course you will be able to decide on how to combine energy conversion systems at building level in order to match buildings’ energy demand while keeping costs acceptable, using a minimum of natural resources and producing a minimum of carbon emissions.

This course is part of the program Buildings as Sustainable Energy Systems. In the other courses in this program you can learn how to design buildings with low energy demand, how to create a comfortable indoor environment, and how to control and optimize HVAC systems.

Subject:: Applied Science; Architecture and Design; Engineering
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:: Delft University OpenCourseWare
Author:: Laure Itard
Date Added:: 05/11/2023

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Energy Systems

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Posters are provided for several different energy conversion systems. Students are provided with cards that give the name and a description of each of the components in an energy system. They match these with the figures on the diagram. Since the groups look at different systems, they also describe their results to the class to share their knowledge.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Energy Transfer in Musical Instruments

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Energy Transfer in Musical Instruments

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This lesson covers concepts of energy and energy transfer utilizing energy transfer in musical instruments as an example. More specifically, the lesson explains the two different ways in which energy can be transferred between a system and its environment. The law of conservation of energy will also be taught. Example systems will be presented to students (two cars on a track and a tennis ball falling to the ground) and students will be asked to make predictions and explain the energy transfer mechanisms. The engineering focus comes in clearly in the associated activity when students are asked to apply the fundamental concepts of the lesson to design a musical instrument. The systems analyzed in the lesson should help a great deal in terms of discussing how to apply conservation of energy and energy transfer to make things.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Energy and the Pogo Stick

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Energy and the Pogo Stick

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This activity utilizes hands on learning with the conservation of energy with the inclusion of elastic potential energy. Students use pogo sticks to experience the elastic potential energy and its conversion to gravitational potential energy.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Energy in Our Lives Carousel

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Energy in Our Lives Carousel

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Students discover that they already know a lot about energy through their own life experiences. As active consumers of various forms of energy, they are aware of energy purchases for electricity, home heating/cooling and transportation. Through the pedagogical technique of a "carousel," all students become involved in brainstorming and contributing ideas. The goal is to introduce students to key terms and issues associated with energy, as a prerequisite for the rest of the unit.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

The Energy of Light

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The Energy of Light

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In this introduction to light energy, students learn about reflection and refraction as they learn that light travels in wave form. Through hands-on activities, they see how prisms, magnifying glasses and polarized lenses work. They also gain an understanding of the colors of the rainbow as the visible spectrum, each color corresponding to a different wavelength.

Subject:: Applied Science; Education; Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

The Energy of Music

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Students are introduced to sound energy concepts and how engineers use sound energy. Through hands-on activities and demonstrations, students examine how we know sound exists by listening to and seeing sound waves. They learn to describe sound in terms of its pitch, volume and frequency. They explore how sound waves move through liquids, solids and gases. They also identify the different pitches and frequencies, and create high- and low-pitch sound waves.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Energy on a Roller Coaster

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Energy on a Roller Coaster

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This activity utilizes hands-on learning with the conservation of energy and the interaction of friction. Students use a roller coaster track and collect position data. The students then calculate velocity, and energy data. After the lab, students relate the conversion of potential and kinetic energy to the conversion of energy used in a hybrid car.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Energía Eólica (para Aprendizaje Informal)

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Energía Eólica (para Aprendizaje Informal)

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Los estudiantes construyen pequeñas turbinas de viento para ver cuánta energía eólica pueden transformar en energía eléctrica.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: Sprinkles
Date Added:: 06/01/2016

Energízate Equipo STEM

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Energízate Equipo STEM. El Centro de Extensión y Educación en Ciencias Naturales colabora con la facultad de CSU, los Parques Nacionales y los programas de ciencia ciudadana para traducir su investigación científica actual en experiencias STEM únicas para los estudiantes en forma de kits educativos que se pueden prestar. Cada kit contiene casi todos los materiales necesarios (menos cosas comunes como agua y toallas de papel) para explorar algunos temas de investigación científica realmente interesantes. enviando un formulario de recogida local o un formulario de entrega disponible en el sitio web vinculado. Utilice la información de contacto en la página de descripción general del kit STEM para obtener más información. https://www.cns-eoc.colostate.edu/stem-kits/ Este kit se proporciona de forma gratuita para uso educativo.

Engineer a Coin Sorter

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Engineer a Coin Sorter

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Students learn about the engineering design process and how it is used to engineer products for everyday use. Students individually brainstorm solutions for sorting coins and draw at least two design ideas. They work in small groups to combine ideas and build a coin sorter using common construction materials such as cardboard, tape, straws and fabric. Students test their coin sorters, make revisions and suggest ways to improve their designs. By designing, building, testing and improving coin sorters, students come to understand how the engineering design process is used to engineer products that benefit society.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Engineer a Satellite

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Engineer a Satellite

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In this activity, learners select the scientific instruments for their satellite, calculate the power requirements for all the subsystems, and construct a scale model of their very own Earth observing satellite using building blocks and/or Legos. Includes instructions and worksheets.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Data Set
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength
Date Added:: 05/02/2023

Engineering: An Introduction for High School

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Engineering: An Introduction for High School

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Introduces engineering techniques and practices to high school students. The nature of engineering and it's societal impact are covered, as well as the educational and legal requirements needed to become an engineer. This book is designed for a broad range of student abilities and does not require significant math or science prerequisites.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: CK-12 Foundation
Provider Set:: CK-12 FlexBook
Date Added:: 09/17/2009

Engineering Bones

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Engineering Bones

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Students extend their knowledge of the skeletal system to biomedical engineering design, specifically the concept of artificial limbs. Students relate the skeleton as a structural system, focusing on the leg as structural necessity. They learn about the design considerations involved in the creation of artificial limbs, including materials and sensors.

Subject:: Anatomy/Physiology; Applied Science; Engineering; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Engineering Brainstorming

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Students act as an engineering consulting firm with the task to design and sell their idea for a new vehicle power system. During the brainstorming activity (Generate Ideas), students determine and comprehend what type of information is important to learn in order to accomplish the task. Then they watch several video clips as part of the Multiple Perspectives phase. The new input contributes to changing and focusing their original ideas.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Engineering Design Challenges

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This site presents challenges faced by NASA engineers who are developing the next generation of aerospace vehicles. The challenges: thermal protection systems, spacecraft structures, electrodynamic propulsion systems, propellers, and personal satellite assistants. Students design, build, test, re-design, and re-build models that meet specified design criteria, using the same analytical skills as engineers.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Date Added:: 08/05/2004

Engineering Design for Circular Economy

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Engineering Design for Circular Economy

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Products and equipment all around us are made of materials: look around you and you will see phones, computers, cars, and buildings. We face challenges in securing the supply of materials and the impact this has on the planet. Innovative product design can help us find solutions to these challenges. This course will explore new ways of designing products.

The design of products is an important aspect of a circular economy. The circular economy approach addresses material supply challenges by keeping materials in use much longer and eventually returning materials for new use. The principle is that waste must be minimized. Products will be designed to last longer. They will be easier to Reuse, Repair, and Remanufacture. The product will eventually be broken down and Recycled. This is Design for R and is the focus of this course.

Experts from leading European universities and research organizations will explain the latest strategies in product design. Current design approaches lead to waste, loss of value and loss of resources. You will learn about the innovative ways in which companies are creating value, whilst securing their supply chains, by integrating Design for R.

This course is suitable for all learners who have an interest in product design, innovative engineering, new business activity, entrepreneurship, sustainability, circular economy and everyone who thinks that the current way we do things today needs a radical rethink.

Subject:: Applied Science; Architecture and Design; Engineering
Material Type:: Full Course
Provider:: Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:: Delft University OpenCourseWare
Author:: David Peck; Dr. A. Lohrengel; Dr. E. van der Voet; Drs. Max Prumbohm
Date Added:: 05/09/2023

Engineering Nature: DNA Visualization and Manipulation

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Engineering Nature: DNA Visualization and Manipulation

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Students are introduced to genetic techniques such as DNA electrophoresis and imaging technologies used for molecular and DNA structure visualization. In the field of molecular biology and genetics, biomedical engineering plays an increasing role in the development of new medical treatments and discoveries. Engineering applications of nanotechnology such as lab-on-a-chip and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) microarrays are used to study the human genome and decode the complex interactions involved in genetic processes.

Subject:: Applied Science; Engineering; Genetics; Life Science; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Unit of Study
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Engineering Out of Harry Situations: The Science Behind Harry Potter

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Engineering Out of Harry Situations: The Science Behind Harry Potter

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Under the "The Science Behind Harry Potter" theme, a succession of diverse complex scientific topics are presented to students through direct immersive interaction. Student interest is piqued by the incorporation of popular culture into the classroom via a series of interactive, hands-on Harry Potter/movie-themed lessons and activities. They learn about the basics of acid/base chemistry (invisible ink), genetics and trait prediction (parseltongue trait in families), and force and projectile motion (motion of the thrown remembrall). In each lesson and activity, students are also made aware of the engineering connections to these fields of scientific study.

Subject:: Applied Science; Chemistry; Engineering; Genetics; Life Science; Mathematics; Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Unit of Study
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: TeachEngineering
Date Added:: 09/18/2014

Engineering Polymers from Potatoes

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Engineering Polymers from Potatoes

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Students are introduced to polymer science and take on the role of chemical engineers to create and test a plastic made from starch. After testing their potato-based plastic, students design a product that takes advantage of the polymer’s unique properties. At the end of the engineering design process, students present their product in a development “pitch” that communicates their idea to potential investors.

Subject:: Applied Science; Chemistry; Engineering; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: TeachEngineering
Provider Set:: Activities
Date Added:: 02/12/2019