Category Archives: HW

Rosa E, Bijan A, Briana M, Eduardo C, Sam B Title: Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to observe endothermic and exothermic reactions with sodium bicarbonate, copper sulfate, magnesium metals and citric acid. Background: Endothermic … Continue reading →

The SET class did an experiment with solar panels. Two different experiments were done that tested the efficiency of the solar panels. The first experiment was to test the efficiency of the solar panel as the distance between the solar … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago the class activity was a generator experiment. The experiment began by taking a flashlight that used a metal coil and a magnet to produce energy and shaking it. It was observed that after only a little … Continue reading →

In Sustainability Energy and Technology we used photovoltaic cells in order to test the voltage produced at different distances and through different colored lenses. First here is some background information on photovoltaic cells. Photovoltaic cells convert light energy into electricity … Continue reading →

Our class took a field trip to the MIT nuclear reactor. The class met at the normal location, and then got on the T at Charles MGH. We took the train one stop to Kendal, and then walked to the … Continue reading →

This week in Sustainability Energy and Technology the class formed the groups we will do our presentations in. The first step in the group formation was gathering the group leaders. The group leaders were assigned by professor Shatz. Then the … Continue reading →

This week in class Tom Vales gave a presentation on alternative forms of energy. He brought in examples of and discussed the stirling engine, peltier device which is a thermoelectric converter and the Mendocino solar motor. I found him to … Continue reading →

This week in class we did a lab in which we used a program that Dr. Shatz had set up in labview. We used this program to record what happened when we lifted objects into the air. This data was … Continue reading →

Pandemic a Latin word meaning all people, it refers to a disease that has infected many people in several counties or on several continents. In recent history Smallpox, HIV, Tuberculosis, H1N1, and the Spanish flu have reached pandemic proportions. The … Continue reading →

This semester I am taking a seminar course on Sustainability Energy and Technology.  As part of the Technology portion of this class we have assembled Lego robots that we can program to do simple actions. This week we used these … Continue reading →