Unit 3C, Matter, Energy, and Forces Unit Project: Building an Energy-Efficient House Design and build a model of an energy-efficient house. Then test it for energy efficiency.   Project Link 1 (Chapter 1, p. C11) List the different kinds of energy that could be used in your model house. Draw diagrams to show how the house will be built to save energy. Display the plans in a Builder's Notebook. Internet Links Energy Sources United States Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network Roofus' Solar and Efficient Neighborhood http://www.eren.doe.gov/roofus/ Student Resources Builder's Notebook Exterior: Model House First Floor: Model House Second Floor: Model House Libreta de construcción Modelo de exterior de una casa Primer piso: modelo de casa Segundo piso: modelo de casa Internet Links Buildings and Architects PBS Online-The Life and Work of Frank Lloyd Wright http://www.pbs.org/flw/buildings/index.html This Old House: Shrink Your Energy Bills http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/knowhow/managinghome/article/0,16417,219638,00.html Project Link 2 (Chapter 2, p. C49) Internet Links Insulation Draw pictures to show how your model house will be insulated. Tell about the kinds of insulation materials that you will be using. Display your final drawings in a Builder's Notebook. Be creative and have fun as you begin building your energy-efficient house. Alliance to Save Energy Insulation: Keeping Heat In or Out http://www.ase.org/educators/lessons/insulate.pdf Student Resources Exterior: Model House First Floor: Model House Second Floor: Model House Modelo de exterior de una casa Primer piso: modelo de casa Segundo piso: modelo de casa Project Link 3 (Chapter 3, p. C71) Explore ways that people can conserve energy. Draw pictures and write a short story showing how your energy-saving ideas would work in your model house. Use these ideas to think of how people can get more work done using less energy. Think about some other energy sources that could be used in your model house. You might consider solar panels, windmills, or geothermal energy pipes. Finish the model house and the Builder's Notebook. Internet Links Energy Conservation Energy Education from California Energy Commission Energy Quest: Saving Energy http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/saving_energy/index.html Energy Education from California Energy Commission Energy Quest: The Energy Story - Chapter 19: Saving Energy and Energy Conservation http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter19.html Ben Franklin's Energy Tips Energy Education from California Energy Commission Energy Quest: Ben Franklin, Energy Saver? http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/library/ben/ben1.html Windmills Science Museum of Minnesota: From Windmills to Whirlygigs http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/vollis/top.html ¿Qué es la electricidad? http://www.edenorchicos.com.ar/edenorchicosweb/paginas/electricidad.html Molinos de viento http://web.jet.es/plopezp/viento/molinos.htm Student Resources Exterior: Model House First Floor: Model House Second Floor: Model House Modelo de exterior de una casa Primer piso: modelo de casa Segundo piso: modelo de casa