Grade Level: 3-6, High School Lesson Overview: This lesson expands upon the awareness of a students energy

usage learned in the Energy Home Survey lesson. The students will add math to their information to determine which appliances are energy eaters. They will work on utility math problems and a comparison of the results. TEKS: Math: 3.1(A), 3.3(A), 3.4(A,B), 3.15(A,B,C), 4.1(A,B), 4.3(A,B), 4.4(C,D,E), 4.14(A,B,C), 5.3(A,B,C), 5.14(A,B,C), 6.2(A,B,C), 6.3(A,B), 6.11(A,B,C) Science: 3.2(A,B,C,D), 4.2(A,B,C,D), 5.2(A,B,C,D), 6.2(A,B,C,D) Social Studies: 5.13 (A,B) ELA: 3.2(A), 3.4(A), 3.14(A), 4.4(A), 4.15(A), 5.4(A), 5.15(A), 6.4(A), 6.15(A) GMO: 9(B) Environmental Systems: 1(A), 2(A,B,C,D), 3(B), 5(C,E), 7(C,D) Biology: 1(A), 2(A,B,C,D) IPC: 1(A), 2(A,B,C,D), 6(D) US History: 22(A,B,C) World Geography: 19(A,B), 20 (A,B) US Government: 18(B), 20(A) Math Models: 1,2 Management: 6(D) Consumer and Family Economics: 1(C), 2(E) Interior Design: (1F), 2(B,C), 6(A,B,C,D) Engineering Principles: 11(B) Energy Power and Transportation systems: 11(B), 12(A,C) Time: 15 minute preparation, one days homework, one class Materials: calculators Additional Materials Needed for HS Extensions: internet access Vocabular y: periodic appliance, incandescent and fluorescent lights

How Much Energy Do You Use?

Background Information:
U.S. residents use more energy now than we ever have in the past. There are many reasons for this. As more people populate the country, energy needs rise. Technology advances, such as industrial processes, sophisticated machinery and computers also require increased energy. Our everyday lives are filled with electrical appliances that our grandparents never used. This activity gives your students a chance to work on some real-life math problems. The numbers in this activity are based on cost figures from one utility. Energy figures in your area may be different. Your local energy utility can give you figures that show the average expenditure per household in your community.

Setting the Stage:

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Start by asking your students if they have ever heard their parents complain about the cost of energy. Explain that the monthly utility bill is directly related to the amount of energy the household uses, and that this activity will help them find the energy-eaters in the house. Show them a sample electricity bill from a local utility company.

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Activity 1: What is the Cost?

Distribute the work sheet. Have them fill out the second and third columns (# on am, # on pm) on the front side at home, and the first column of the periodic appliance use chart. The next day, assist them in a few of the math problems and have them complete the charts and questions. Part two includes appliances that are run periodically, such as washers and dr yers. Students fill out information relating to the number of loads they do each week. After reading the second chart, have the students estimate their energy bill. Compare with actual or sample bills.

High School Extension:

Conduct a classroom What is the Cost survey. Have the students create a list of appliances used in the classroom. This could be your classroom in particular or classrooms in general since you may be an energy conservative teacher without any extras plugged in. Research the cost to run those appliances at websites such as http:// e n t e r g y. a p o g e e. n e t / c a l c s / entergy_texas_appcalc.asp. You can also use Watt Watchers Watts Up Meter found in the Knowledge is Power and Electricity Traveling Energy Exploration Stations to find out the cost of running the appliances in your classroom. Using a modification of the What is the Cost worksheet and your list of classroom appliances, have each class fill in the chart below. Mark if that appliance was used during their class period and for how long. In the Multiply by column, you should list the cost to run the appliance, based on what you found through research or experimentation. After filling in the chart, have each class do the math for the total cost of running a classroom. The cost per hour column is the average number of appliances on during that day times the Multiply by column. To find the total cost per day, multiply the cost per hour times the number of hours on per day.

Discussion:
After they have found out how much it costs to run appliances each day, ask them if they found any they could live without (such as an electric can opener), or if there were any they could use less (shutting off lights and stereo when leaving the room).

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Appliance Period 1# Period 2 # Period 3 # Period 4 Multiply by Cost Number Total on/ how on/ how on/ how #on/ how per of hours cost on per long long long long hour per day day Overhead 1 on/ 45 projector minutes Student computer Student monitor Teacher computer Teacher monitor 4 on/ 45 minutes 4 on/ 45 minutes 1 on/ 55 minutes 1 on/ 35 min 1 on/ 45 minutes 4 on / 45 minutes 4 on/ 45 minutes 1 on/ 55 minutes 1 on/ 25 min 1 on/ 30 minutes 1 on/ 5 minutes 0 on 1 on/ 55 minutes 1 on / 45 min 1 on/ 60 minutes 0 on 0 on 1 on/ 55 minutes 1 on/ 25 min $0.05/ hr $0.01/hr $0.01/hr $0.01/hr $0.01/hr

Discussion:
Discuss whether there are any areas where you could cut back on energy use in the classroom (a manual pencil sharpener rather than an electric one, share a refrigerator with a colleague). Also discuss the technological changes that have occurred in the lifetimes of our students to change the classroom. Are these changes for the betterment of all people? Present your energy findings to the Energy Manager or Principal in your school. Devise a strategy to inform all the employees of the school of your findings and ways to reduce energy costs.

Going Further:
Bring in a speaker from your local utility to talk about ways to change habits to lower home energy costs, or have your school energy manager speak about energy saving techniques in the school.

Resources: http://washingtonco-op.com/pages/ sample/samplebill.htm 37

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What is the cost? Part One

Do this survey twice: once in the morning before school, and once just before dinner. It will help you determine how much energy you use. To finish the row, multiply the number of appliances you had on by the cost to run that appliance (the fourth column). (Take an average if you had more at one time than at the other survey time.) This is the cost per hour. Some of these appliances will be on for more than one hour, some less. Based on what you
Electrical Appliances Example Appliance Incandescent Light Fluorescent Light Television Radio Stereo Computer multiply by

know about your household, write the total numbers of hours the appliance is on in the next column. To find the total cost per day for these appliances, multiply the number of hours the appliance is on by the cost per hour. Now find a subtotal for the cost per hour column by adding all the numbers in this column. This subtotal is the total cost for all these appliances in one hour. Do the same for the cost per day column. This is the total cost to run your appliances for one day.
Cost per hour 2x0.02 =$.04 Number of hours on per day 10 Total Cost Per Day 10hrs x $.04 per hour=$.40 per day

# on am 2

# on pm 2

$0.02/hr $0.01/hr $0.01/four hours $0.04/hr $0.01/hr $0.02/hr $0.01/hr $0.09/hr $0.15/hr

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Vacuum Cleaner Portable Heater Air Conditioner

$0.55/hr

Total Cost of energy for one hour Total Cost of energy in one day Total Cost for energy in one month (multiply total in one day by 30)

$ $ $

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What is the Cost? Part Two

Periodic Appliances Some items are not used all the time. They create a cost only when they are used. This chart gives you the total cost per month, based on how much your family uses these appliances. With your teachers help, figure out your home energy costs for one month. Compare it to a real utility bill. How do they compare?
Periodic appliances and loads per month multiply by: Total per month Periodic appliances Number of appliances Gas water heater Electric water heater Refrigerator Extra Freezer Electric Heating System Small home Large home Gas Heating System Small home Large home Total for one month: $28.00 $120.00 $85.00 $250.00 For average use, multiply by $13.00 $45.00 $16.00 $18.00 Total per month

Dishwasher (w/gas water heater)

16 cents per load

52 cents Dishwasher (w/electric water heater) per load Washing machine (w/gas water heater) 30 cents per load

82 cents per Washing machine load when hot (w/electric water heater) using water Gas clothes dryer Electric clothes dryer 16 cents per load 40 cents per load

Cost of energy for one month from part 1: Cost of periodic appliance use: Cost of load-based appliance use: My estimate of energy cost per month: The real bill for a home: _____ Did your estimate come close to the actual cost? If not, why do you think they differ?

_____ +______ +______ =_______

List three things you could do to lower your daily energy cost.

List three things you could do to lower your monthly energy cost.

Resources: www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/appliances/index.cfm/mytopic=10040
http://advisor.lbl.gov/apusage.html

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