16 students, 2 past students and 8 adults will attend the National Energy Education Development Youth Awards conference in Washington DC June 24-29..Congratulations St Margaret Science Club on a year of great work ...
The students also won second place in Phonebook drive,1st Place in City wide Clean Campus, Nominated for Keep Louisiana Beautiful, won first place for community outreach with Department of environmental Quality..Keep up the good work.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Greenest School Contest
www.americasgreenestschool.com/
Enter the contest and you could win $3000.00 also a Hybrid bus for the school...
Enter the contest and you could win $3000.00 also a Hybrid bus for the school...
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Taking action in the classroom
Energy evaluation:
Students are currently going class to class surveying the room for several task:
1.Lighting electronic vs magnets using flicker checkers
2. if running 1/3 less light and or using natural light will stay in the 50 candle range using a light meter
3. identifying digital vs regular thermostats and what they are set on..taking the room temp and relative humidity using a humidity / digital thermometer
4. Identifying number of window / blinds open or closed
5. number of plugged in items wall vs power strip
We will track the room with the most deficits using kill-a-watt meters for two weeks ..and evaluate the other information to see what needs to change or stay the same
Students are currently going class to class surveying the room for several task:
1.Lighting electronic vs magnets using flicker checkers
2. if running 1/3 less light and or using natural light will stay in the 50 candle range using a light meter
3. identifying digital vs regular thermostats and what they are set on..taking the room temp and relative humidity using a humidity / digital thermometer
4. Identifying number of window / blinds open or closed
5. number of plugged in items wall vs power strip
We will track the room with the most deficits using kill-a-watt meters for two weeks ..and evaluate the other information to see what needs to change or stay the same
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Taking your step ..too reduce your print
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FOOTCANDLE Classrooms (reading & writing) 50
Lighting
Even the best lighting system isn’t efficient if people don’t use it wisely. In most schools, more light is used than needed and lights are often left on when no one is using a room. Using sunlight is a good idea whenever you can. Studies have shown that students learn better in natural light than in artificial light.
Dimmer switches should be used when they are available. All lights not necessary for safety should be turned off when rooms are not in use. The same is true for outside lights. Experiment with light levels in your classroom and decide the most comfortable levels for different activities, such as reading and taking notes.
Temperature Management
The best heating system in the world can’t do a good job if outside doors or windows are left open, or if the temperature isn’t controlled. The same is true for cooling systems. In classrooms and offices, the temperature should be set at 68OF during the heating season and 78OF during the cooling season during the day. Windows and doors must be closed when the heating and cooling systems are on.
Electrical Devices and Machines
Many computers, TVs, VCRs, and other electrical devices use electricity even when they are turned off.
These appliances should be plugged into surge protectors so that all of the power can be turned off when they are not in use, or at the end of the day.
Computers and copiers are sometimes left on 24 hours a day, because they have a long warm–up time.
Turning these machines off at the end of the day and turning other machines off when they are not being used can save a lot of energy
www.need.org
Want to know more????
kWh is the unit of energy. Thus, a 100 watt bulb when used for an hour will consume 100 watthour of energy = 0.1 Kwh of energy. It consumes 1 kWh in 10 hours.
Here is a table that includes a "life cycle analysis" of CO2 emissions for various methods of powering an electricial generator. These numbers include manufacturing the generating equipment and processing the fuel. These numbers are in grams per kWh.
Coal = 800 to 1050
Natural gas (combined cycle) = 430 (average)
Nuclear = 6
Hydroelectric = 4
Wood = 1500 without planting other biomass
Photovoltaïc solar = 60 to 150
Wind Power = 3 to 22
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_…
http://www.manicore.com/anglais/missions…
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_actionitems.asp
FOOTCANDLE Classrooms (reading & writing) 50
Lighting
Even the best lighting system isn’t efficient if people don’t use it wisely. In most schools, more light is used than needed and lights are often left on when no one is using a room. Using sunlight is a good idea whenever you can. Studies have shown that students learn better in natural light than in artificial light.
Dimmer switches should be used when they are available. All lights not necessary for safety should be turned off when rooms are not in use. The same is true for outside lights. Experiment with light levels in your classroom and decide the most comfortable levels for different activities, such as reading and taking notes.
Temperature Management
The best heating system in the world can’t do a good job if outside doors or windows are left open, or if the temperature isn’t controlled. The same is true for cooling systems. In classrooms and offices, the temperature should be set at 68OF during the heating season and 78OF during the cooling season during the day. Windows and doors must be closed when the heating and cooling systems are on.
Electrical Devices and Machines
Many computers, TVs, VCRs, and other electrical devices use electricity even when they are turned off.
These appliances should be plugged into surge protectors so that all of the power can be turned off when they are not in use, or at the end of the day.
Computers and copiers are sometimes left on 24 hours a day, because they have a long warm–up time.
Turning these machines off at the end of the day and turning other machines off when they are not being used can save a lot of energy
www.need.org
Want to know more????
kWh is the unit of energy. Thus, a 100 watt bulb when used for an hour will consume 100 watthour of energy = 0.1 Kwh of energy. It consumes 1 kWh in 10 hours.
Here is a table that includes a "life cycle analysis" of CO2 emissions for various methods of powering an electricial generator. These numbers include manufacturing the generating equipment and processing the fuel. These numbers are in grams per kWh.
Coal = 800 to 1050
Natural gas (combined cycle) = 430 (average)
Nuclear = 6
Hydroelectric = 4
Wood = 1500 without planting other biomass
Photovoltaïc solar = 60 to 150
Wind Power = 3 to 22
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_…
http://www.manicore.com/anglais/missions…
http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/sgw_actionitems.asp
Saturday, January 16, 2010
kids teaching kids
10 sources of energy ...in Louisiana view our Blog NEED www.jrkat60.blogspot.com During our research we discovered a link between Fossil fuel and Carbon footprint and why we need to be more conservative with our fuels..And we all should be able to contribute to reducing our impact on our community..Our Lexus Group is working to do just that..by planting an Urban forest 52 trees which each tree will absorb about 13 pounds of carbon dioxide a green house gas..And yes each small step makes a hug impact to heal our environment.
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