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Its Field Trip Time!

I haven’t gone on a field trip since my jr. year of highschool, so when I got wind that we were taking a feild trip in my science class you can imgine how excited I got! We were going to Massachusetts … Continue reading

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In class Solar Cell lab

Solar energy, what exactly is it? I’m sure we’ve all heard of it but do we really know what its all about and who is works. Well thanks to my in class solar call lab I now have a better … Continue reading

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Energy Experiment/Pull System

Today we conducted the lego experiment, which consisted of us having to use the Lego Mindstorm motor to control a pull to lift weights. By doing so we would or suppose to be leraning about velocity, acceleration, force, and mass. Formula … Continue reading

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Generator Lab

For todays in class experiment/lab we got to genorate our own energy! One might as how does one do so? Here are the steps, First Shake the tube at your desired  rate/speed Second Count the number of shakes in the data … Continue reading

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Natural Gas Hydraulic Fracturing (hydrofracking)

            My reaction was much like yours when I heard the term Natural gas hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking, “huh” “what”. I’ve never heard of this beofre! After looking it up and reading about it turns … Continue reading

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Automobile industry improving Gas Mileage!

The automoible industry and gas mileage go hand and hand. The better the gas milage of a car the more appeling the car is to the consomer, especially in todays economy.         In orerder for vehicles to … Continue reading

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US Energy Grid & “Smart Grid” technologies

The U.S. energy grid is a complex net work of independently owned and operated power plants and transmission lines.         In the early days of commercial electric power, transmission of electric power at the same voltage as used … Continue reading

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Cool In Class Robotics Activity!

In todays class we conducted a robotics activity. This activity allowed us to build our very own robots using Legos! Sounds cool doesnt it? It brought me back to my childhood, when I used to play Legos with my older … Continue reading

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Germany’s green energy policy

As of 2010 Germany has invested has invested 26 billion euros in its renewable energy sector. The share of elecricity produced from renewable energy in Germany has increased from 6.3 percent of the national total in 2000 to about 25 … Continue reading

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Welcome to Blogs.cas.suffolk.edu. This is your first post. Edit or delete it under Manage>Posts or make a new one under Write>Posts then start blogging! Be sure to visit the Design tab to choose a new look for your blog as … Continue reading

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