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by shawn
Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:06 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Pessimistic view of Cape Wind outcomes
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Views: 12322

Pessimistic view of Cape Wind outcomes

Please don't take the limericks too seriously. If you'd like to edit or contribute, reply. There once was a wind near Nantucket Whose power some wanted to bucket. The site was proposed, Objections arose, But right in the Sound they stuck it. The turbines erected Showed those who objected There wasn'...
by shawn
Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:29 am
Forum: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
Topic: Mini hydrogen cars--Some toys, some equipped for learning
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Views: 13048

Mini hydrogen cars--Some toys, some equipped for learning

I was thinking of buying one of those smart-looking, blue, H2andO2-powered roadsters, then two things stopped me: 1) It cost $100 2) I read the reviews on a reseller's web site, particularly "...It doesn't have very much scientific or educational information in the book. It's basically one acti...
by shawn
Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:36 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Bicycle Generator
Replies: 2
Views: 14404

Bicycle Generator

I just purchased a bicycle generator, as can be seen at the windstream power site: http://www.windstreampower.com/humanpower/ppg.html If you'd like to borrow it for your classroom, contact me, Shawn Reeves Click on memberlist above and then click on "email" next to "Shawn." You m...
by shawn
Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:38 pm
Forum: About these forums
Topic: New to online bulletin boards? Here's how this works...
Replies: 0
Views: 12406

New to online bulletin boards? Here's how this works...

Glossary Forum : a set of topics based on an interest, such as fuel cells, lesson plans, field trips. Topic : A message or idea within a forum. Post : A single writing in response to a topic or starting one. Register : Entering your information once so that you don't have to each time you use the f...
by shawn
Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:26 pm
Forum: Lesson Plans
Topic: How to evaluate new lesson plans or texts
Replies: 0
Views: 12311

How to evaluate new lesson plans or texts

One of the most difficult, far-reaching, and overlooked parts of educating is selecting the materials to help educate. It's difficult because there's too much out there that address the common objectives, and too little out there that addresses new objectives. It's far reaching, because different ma...
by shawn
Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:43 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Shawn Reeves, physics teacher
Replies: 2
Views: 21065

Shawn Reeves, physics teacher

I teach physics, although right now (Oct. 2006) I run EnergyTeachers.org as a full-time job. I've taught 4th through 13th grade, physics, math, music, chemistry, environmental science, earth science, and biology, mostly at a public high school in NYC but also at an independent school in Warsaw, Pola...
by shawn
Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:47 am
Forum: Field Trips
Topic: Tour Searsburg VT wind farm Oct 12, 2006
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Views: 12751

Tour Searsburg VT wind farm Oct 12, 2006

If anyone happens to have Columbus day 2006 off, come with me to Searsburg VT. I'm taking (not giving) a guided tour of the wind farm there at 1PM. You can contact Cynthia Grippaldi to register: Cynthia Grippaldi <cynthiag@cetonline.org> or see http://www.cetonline.org/Events/events.htm#Wind The win...
by shawn
Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:05 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Junior Solar Sprint instructor needed Cambridge private sch.
Replies: 0
Views: 12194

Junior Solar Sprint instructor needed Cambridge private sch.

Colleen is looking for a Junior Solar Sprint instructor (paid) at BBN in Cambridge MA: I am working with Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, Ma to hire a Solar Sprint Instructor to work with our kids after school to create solar sprint cars for the competition next year. I have prev...
by shawn
Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:57 am
Forum: Field Trips
Topic: $1000 grants for field trips available to US schools.
Replies: 0
Views: 12753

$1000 grants for field trips available to US schools.

Please see our article: http://energyteachers.org/ReadArticle.php?id=128 or the announcement on the Target website: http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-002537 Apps due Nov 1, 2006. 800 grants available of $1k each. Use it for your field trips to energy sites. I will he...
by shawn
Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:36 pm
Forum: Lesson Plans
Topic: Peabody HS Solar Thermal bathroom, travelling demo
Replies: 0
Views: 13489

Peabody HS Solar Thermal bathroom, travelling demo

Jim Prato at Peabody (MA) High School sent me this note about a solar thermal project last schoolyear: Here is a follow up on what we did at Peabody High, where I teach physics and an engineering and design class. My students built 4 solar panels, each 2'x4', on a trailer which will be taken around ...
by shawn
Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:35 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Studying renewable energy in college
Replies: 0
Views: 12381

Studying renewable energy in college

I just added a long list of programs across the US offering studies in wind energy. As the topic becomes a serious pursuit at so many colleges, pre-college teachers should help prepare students for that pursuit. -Shawn You can see the list at http://energyteachers.org/TeachersGoals.php?TopicSelect=C...
by shawn
Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:57 pm
Forum: Site Feedback
Topic: All site visitors are invited to comment here
Replies: 0
Views: 7333

All site visitors are invited to comment here

All posts will be read by the organizer.
by shawn
Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:23 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: How (not) to simplify complex systems like climate change
Replies: 0
Views: 12184

How (not) to simplify complex systems like climate change

I read a lot of adult's opinions that climate change is a hoax to soak the government for research money. A common argument is that some scientists study global dimming, and some study global warming. Their simplistic view is that these two, real effects either cancel each other out, or slightly bet...
by shawn
Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:08 pm
Forum: Books, Audio, and Videos
Topic: Serious text on renewables technology, science, engineering
Replies: 0
Views: 12160

Serious text on renewables technology, science, engineering

I've borrowed an invaluable book from the library recently: Understanding Renewable Energy Systems by Volker Quaschning. The english translation, published in 2005, is based on the 2003 book in German. If you have a student who asks "does the grass growing on the ground next to our tilted array...
by shawn
Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:06 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Data logging, temperature
Replies: 0
Views: 11589

Data logging, temperature

After acquiring an inexpensive data logger, I've been exploring ways to investigate energy use and transfer around my home. Right now, I've got a logger in the attic, taking temperature, light, and humidity readings every 10 minutes; the unit, a HOBO, can store 18 days of such data, so I'm watching ...