Research

=Problem: **Wasting Electricity**= Questions That need to be awnserd : 6,7,8,9,10 ask the Hard rock hotel guy 11,13,14,15,16 ask HK Electric

Thomas-7,8,9 Andrew-10,11,13 Matthew-14,15,16 =Question / Concept= 1.Q: What takes more energy turning a light off or keeping it on? (Responsibility) 2.Q: How much energy is wasted per year in the US 3.Q: How much energy is wasted in homes 4.Q: how much energy will a wind turbine make 5.Q: What wastes the most electricity 6.Q: What are ways to waste electricity 7.Q: How much electricity does a average computer use 8.Q:how is energy transfered (Function) 9.Q: why do we waste energy (causation) 10.Q:How does electricity wasting effect the planet (connection) 11.Q:how has energy changed sense it was invented (Change) 13.Q:What is our responsibility to help save energy (responsibility) 14.Q: Is there any back up thing 15.Q: What are the ways to make electricity 16.Q: What if electricity justs whips out and we can never use it again = Inquiry Intos =

=Research= 1.A: Kepping it on takes more electricity 2.A: 100 quadrillion BTUS 3.A: a averge house in hk does not use allot of electricity 4.A: depends on the size and of the wind turbine and how much wind is blowing 5.A: lights waste the most electricity 8.A: power lines 9.A: we waste energy because we forget and also the electricity bill is affordable so if we rais the bill then we will be more carfull 10.A: becuase when we make electrictity we are poluting the earth with smoke 11.A: we now use electricity for our electronics 13.A: you save money and resources 15.A:solar energy,wind energy,water energy,Geothermal energy "Energy Supplies" =Research in Paragraphs= -New houses designed for renewable recourses which make it energy efficient. Renewable rocources will not run out. Green buildings use less natural recources than other regular houses. There are many ways for renewable energy like wind turbines, solar power panels. There is also energy efficient windows that trap the heat so you use less energy.

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 * 1) 1- We could make a slideshow on keynote of how to save energy and why this is happening, then show it at a assembly
 * 2) 2- We could make A4 poster to close you computer lid if you are not using it then laminate
 * 3) 3- We could make a survay monkey and ask question of are you wasting energy etc.... Send it to HKA and other schools around the world
 * 4) 4- We could try to rais the elcectricity bill
 * 5) 5- make reminders to put around the school