Climate, Renewable Energy, & Storage
Posted on March 21st, 2025 by Aisling O'GradyRenewable energy is already cost-effective in many parts of the world, and battery storage is key to making renewables reliable […]
READ moreRenewable energy is already cost-effective in many parts of the world, and battery storage is key to making renewables reliable […]
READ moreAs wind turbine technology has improved, cost for wind energy has plummeted. This lesson serves to develop skills of graphing and […]
READ moreQuickfire Math questions about climate change, including: sea level rise, CO2 concentration in the atmosphere, carbon sequestration.
READ moreExamining: Where does the energy we use for electricity come from? What are the environmental and economic costs of ‘plugging […]
READ moreStudents calculate and compare the environmental effects of traveling via car versus airplane in this mini exercise.
READ moreDetermining carbon sequestration of a nearby tree, relating data to amount of de/forested land in your state.
READ moreExploring EPA data, calculating rate of change in carbon emissions at state, global levels over different time intervals.
READ moreCreating graphs to represent data collected in the accompanying science lab. Comparing linear, exponential models of temperature for pre-industrial and […]
READ moreExploring the changing cost per watt generated by photovoltaic solar cells. Economics of renewables.
READ moreExploring the changing cost of Lithium-Ion battery storage, includes economics of energy transition.
READ moreDeveloping graphing skills by exploring changes to the average area covered by arctic sea ice for selected years since 1979.
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