Energy And Place
Description: Over the course of this project he purpose was to answer these essential questions.
a.How does energy production and consumption impact place?
b. How does your sense of place, environmental ethic and understanding of our energy needs
influence your perception and decisions relating to energy production and consumption?
In chemistry we learned about different processes of energy production such as nuclear, fossil fuels , and renewable energy . We learned how it chemically happens and the scientific disadvantages of these different forms of energy. The end result was creating our own personalized lab and an infographic related to energy projection. Then in Humanities we learned about our sense of place and worked on our creative writing skills which you can check out on my humanities page.
Reflection:
During the investigation I went though for my groups lab I learned a lot about viscosity as well how viscosity of fuels effects a diesel engine. In the past when cars were first coming around many people would put different forms of fuel instead of diesel in their cars. The purpose of our lab was to see what kind of oil would make the best fuel according to its viscosity. We tested at what temperature different oils would need to be heated in order to have the same viscosity as diesel at around 190 degrees Celsius, which is the average running temperature of a diesel car/truck. We learned that viscosity decreases when the oils are heated and increases when the oils are cooled. As well we found that vegetable oil would be the best fuel for a car because it has the closest viscosity of diesel at 190 degrees Celsius meaning it would make the best fit and the engine would not need to be heated much hot to run vegetable oil effectively.
The purpose of my infographic was to convey why we are still using so many fossil fuels, and inform people how much we are actually using. I though that it was impotent for people to know the advantages of fossil fuels because recently there has been a big attempt to start reducing our amount of fossil fuels because they are not a renewable resource, as well they have many negative environmental effects. If people were to know the advantages as well as the disadvantages I feel they will be better informed to make decisions on this topic in the future.
a.How does energy production and consumption impact place?
b. How does your sense of place, environmental ethic and understanding of our energy needs
influence your perception and decisions relating to energy production and consumption?
In chemistry we learned about different processes of energy production such as nuclear, fossil fuels , and renewable energy . We learned how it chemically happens and the scientific disadvantages of these different forms of energy. The end result was creating our own personalized lab and an infographic related to energy projection. Then in Humanities we learned about our sense of place and worked on our creative writing skills which you can check out on my humanities page.
Reflection:
During the investigation I went though for my groups lab I learned a lot about viscosity as well how viscosity of fuels effects a diesel engine. In the past when cars were first coming around many people would put different forms of fuel instead of diesel in their cars. The purpose of our lab was to see what kind of oil would make the best fuel according to its viscosity. We tested at what temperature different oils would need to be heated in order to have the same viscosity as diesel at around 190 degrees Celsius, which is the average running temperature of a diesel car/truck. We learned that viscosity decreases when the oils are heated and increases when the oils are cooled. As well we found that vegetable oil would be the best fuel for a car because it has the closest viscosity of diesel at 190 degrees Celsius meaning it would make the best fit and the engine would not need to be heated much hot to run vegetable oil effectively.
The purpose of my infographic was to convey why we are still using so many fossil fuels, and inform people how much we are actually using. I though that it was impotent for people to know the advantages of fossil fuels because recently there has been a big attempt to start reducing our amount of fossil fuels because they are not a renewable resource, as well they have many negative environmental effects. If people were to know the advantages as well as the disadvantages I feel they will be better informed to make decisions on this topic in the future.
Materials Unit Project
In this project we were suppose to explain how chemistry has improved something over time or how chemistry can improve our lives even more. I chose to see how chemistry can improve our lives and see if I could improve anything in our day to day lives by changing the chemical make up of it. So decided to research how we can improve car tires.
This is my Elevator Speech that I used to sell my invention at my exibition
Hi my names Lacey Andersen and I race Cross Country mountain bikes, and as well i'm a proud owner of a vehicle, to be more specific a 1985 El Camino . I don't know if you know how much of a pain a flat tire on a bike or car is be but I do! And let me just say its not fun to deal with. And to think if you could just spend a little extra money to help prevent a puncture or flat from occurring as well as increase the durability and lifespan of your car tire wouldn't you? Because I would, and that's why I invented a car tire with a Kevlar lining, because it does all that. I figured if we can use this technology in downhill and road bike tires why not cars. Bontrager, Maxxi and Kenda are just a few of the bike tire companies that have been successful using para-aramid fibers like Kevlar in several models to protect their tires. This technology is changing the biking world and with your help it can change the automotive world as well. So support me by investing with your dollars so I can improve all our lives and our car tires!
Project Reflection
The chemistry of materials has shaped our past, present, and may shape our future in more ways than we can count. Practically everything that we encounter on a daily basis is made of a material. New technology is always on the rise as scientists are constantly developing new ways to interpret data and improve just about anything. It seems as though anything can be made if someone puts their mind to it and gets the task done. For instance, a current example of chemistry evolving is through the material bike frames are made out of. New material like carbon fiber instead of steel or aluminum has allowed us increase the durability and performance of the bikes as well as decrease the over all weight. for. With just a simple yet complex changes like this prove to the world that materials are continually shaping what was in the past, what is in the present, and what may be in the future.
These changes and improvements of materials relate all the way back to the basics of chemistry. Chemical structures behave differently based on the way that they are formed and the properties they have based on the type of bond the are made up of . In order to improve different things in our world, it is important to have an understanding of what thongs are made off. Without this, it would be impossible to make specific changes and improvements to both common and unusual objects. For example, lots of materials are made out of covenant bonds. Those are formed between two or more nonmetals, have low conductivity, easy to break, and have a low melting point. Where as ionic bonds, are form between metals and nonmetals, are conductive when dissolved, relatively strong, have a high melting point, and have crystalline structures. Depending on which bond a material is made of, will determine a lot of its properties/