Brooke+Ruggiero

=**Brooke K. Ruggiero- Sustainability Education- Spring 2015**=

__**2015 Final**__
See Midterm question 1
 * 1.) EcoEd Story**


 * 2.) Biosketch**


 * 3.) Curriculum- Happy, secure[[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png link="#"]]]][[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]], and Environmentally Responsible**


 * 4.) EcoEd Middle School program[[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png link="#"]]]][[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png]]**


 * 5.) A Letter to the Schoolboard**


 * 6.) Preparing Kids for "Danger Zones"**


 * 7.) Sustainability Project Based Learning**

__**2015 Mid-Term**__

 * 1.) EcoEd Story- The Last Tree Standing**


 * 2.) Framing Environmental Sustainability**


 * 3.) SOLE (Self-Organizing Learning Environment)**


 * 4.) Preparing for Difficult [[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] **

__**Curriculum Reviews**__ i

 * 1.) Testing the Waters & Composting (2-2-2015)**

__**Wind Energy**__
video source for majority of  : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8btlmWn0xdY
 * [[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] :**

1.) http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=wind_home-basics 2.) http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/energy/windenergy.html 3.) http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21578431-sharing-profits-wind-turbines-might-help-persuade-sceptics-tilting-opinions 4.) http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=97849
 * Resources for Students:**

 KidWind WindWise Education Curriculum (18 pages of Wind Energy,  with easy-to-follow diagrams)


 * Advantages:** renewable energy source, uses virtually no water thus it is drought resistant, emits zero [[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] gas, creates jobs- especially in rural settings, lowest [[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] impacts of any current source of electricity generation


 * [[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] :** wind reliability, noise disturbances, visual impact and community response, better suited for particular locations

__**Other**__

 * a good video on types of energy:** go to https://jr.brainpop.com/ then [[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] in with [[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] : //ballston// & password: //scotties// then [[image:http://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] energy sources and play the energy sources movie





__**Sustainability Evaluation**__
 Output   Capital <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Operating Cost- Fixed O&M <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fuel Cost- Variable O&M <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Return on  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Energy return on   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Accessibility by Location <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">NIMBYS <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Greenhouse gas Emissions (Sulfate CO2 Methane) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Particulates <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Negative Externalities <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Life Cycle <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trends <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Consumption <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conservation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conversion <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ownership <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Small scale energy distribution
 * At Large**

__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nominal Power Output __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- how much power an energy source can produce (MW) __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Capital <span style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-indent: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- How much <span style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-indent: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> it takes to first build __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Negative Externalities __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- What are the greenhouse gas emissions associated with then energy source; sulfate, CO2, Methane? What are the <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">particulates <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> associated? What negative effects does this have on human <span style="background: transparent !important; border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-indent: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important;"> and biodiversity? __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Consumption __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Amount of energy used __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conservation __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Using less power __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">NIMBYS­ __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Not in my backyard syndrome- going against something solely because of its nearness to you <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">__Accessibility by Location__ à <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Examples <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">
 * At Tamarac**