Monthly Archives: February 2012

The Solyndra Corporation was granted a loan of 535 million dollars by president Barack Obama in 2009 so that the corporation could spur alternative energy growth. By doing this, the corporation would have created about 4,000 new jobs, but instead … Continue reading →

In our most recent lab, we learned about solar energy and how it works. We used lego mindstorm software, a solar cell, a ruler to measure how far the light was from the solar cell, a flashlight and different colored … Continue reading →

Fracturing refers to the process of drilling for natural gas. To make the natural gas, chemicals like water, propants and other chemical additives, the chemicals are pressurized underground within rocks and create natural gas. Fracking or hydrofracking is when that … Continue reading →

Our last class experiment was about generating energy. We used a flashlight that had a magnet and coiled wire inside of it. We learned that the faster we shook the flashlight, the more energy we created. When the flashlight was … Continue reading →

President Obama recently announced stricter standards for automobile companies to increase mileage requirements in cars. President Obama believes that by having the stricter standards, it will cut oil consumption and consumer costs. Automobile companies have already been making fuel-efficient cars … Continue reading →

In our last class we did an activity using lego mind storm to explore Newton’s second law F=ma, the relation between force, mass and acceleration. We used an already assembled robot and attached weights to it. When we press the … Continue reading →

Demand refers to the electric grid and how electricity is supplied and created when we need it. Energy cannot be stored the same way water is stored, electricity needs to be made before it can be delivered. The electricity is … Continue reading →

Last week, our group learned how to build a Lego robot. It was a fun activity and allowed us to get to know each other and work as a team. We learned how to do basic programming with the robot. … Continue reading →