Environmental Engineering Technologies (2013)

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1 Directions: (Print on legal size aer) Ga Analysis for 201 s Secondary : Indicate the level the student will be able to erform the standard when leaving the rogram for each of the s Point: Indicate where the standard is delivered in the curriculum : You may indicate the academic content exectation number or you may use a check mark to indicate the aroriate academic content taught in the standard : Indicate with a check if this is a standard required for ost-secondary articulation for the rogram Segment Titles PLAN OF IMPROVEMENT Any erformance element rated a "1" or "N" needs lan of imrovement. Point A Class Introduction and Safety 1 Introduction to class and safety standards B Introduction to Energy 1 What is energy. Forms of Energy. Measuring energy BTU s. 2 Understand current and different tyes of energy systems. History of energy and analyzing trends. 9 Sectors of the Economy- Who uses what. 1 Identifying renewable energy concets and sustainability concets 5 Researching future sustainability 9 C Home and School Energy Assesment 1 Energy Efficiency and Conservation 1 2 Understand who an energy auditor is. 11 Home and School Energy Consumtion 1 The ing Shell and how does a design of a building affect energy usage. How do windows, doors, light entry (skylights) and different tyes lay a factor in energy loss. 5 Understanding insulation and air suly 6 How can landscaing around a building influence energy usage? 7 How we heating and cooling our homes and buildings air and 1 water. (HVAC) 8 Indoor Air Quality (IAR), Ventilation and Regulating Moisture 1 and Relative Humidity 9 How lighting lays a large factor of energy usage. Understanding roer lighting levels. 10 How do aliance and electronics lay a factor in our energy usage? Comaring Aliances and understanding Energy Guide Labels Utility bills, recording, understanding, and aying. 12 Understanding carbon footrint. 1 1 Learn how to use a Kill-A-Watt Reader, a light meter, thermometers. 6 1 Understanding the basics of electricity, gas, roane, wood, and water. Proerty of Michigan Deartment of Education 1

2 Point 15 Total Home/ ing Energy Evaluation 7 D Solar (Photovoltaic) 1 Develoment of hotovoltaic s 9 2 Solar radiation fundamentals 1 Photovoltaic modules Electric rinciles- Series and Parallel Circuits 5 Photovoltaic s controllers and inverters 6 Grid and battery tied systems 7 System installations 5 8 System wiring 9 Electric load analysis 6 10 Photovoltaic alications 7 11 in Photovoltaics 11 E Solar Hot Water 1 how solar hot water works 8 2 Tyes of solar collectors 1 System comonents Solar water heating system 8 5 Solar sace heating systems 8 6 System installation 7 Residential and commercial alications 8 8 Economics of solar and sace hot water 10 F Wind 1 Measuring the wind 6 2 Estimating outut how much to exect Economics return on investment 10 Small wind and big wind systems 5 Battery v. grid systems 6 Purchasing a wind system 7 Siting issues 8 ing a wind turbine blade variables and gear ratio s 9 Installation construction 5 10 Oeration erformance and maintenance 6 11 Future of wind ower 9 12 in Wind 11 G Geothermal 1 Geothermal 1 2 Dry stream lants Flash steam lants Binary cycle lants Proerty of Michigan Deartment of Education 2

3 Point 5 Geothermal heat ums 6 Installing geothermal heat ums 7 Economics of Geothermal- Residential and Commerical 10 8 in Geothermal 11 H Biomass 1 What is biomass? 1 2 History of Biomass. 9 Tyes of biomass. Use of biomass and energy and how the technologies work. 8 5 Biomass and the environment. 6 Understanding landfill designs and energy rojects. 7 Exlore the business, market, future and careers in biomass 11 8 in Biomass 11 I Vehicle Alternative Energy 1 Exloring current vehicle energy usage and environmental, olitical, economical and social asects Exloring and understanding different alternative energy sources for vehicles such as, Flex Fuels/ E85/ Ethanol, Comressed Natural Gas, Hybrid Electric, Plug-in Electric, Fuel Cell, Bio-Diesel Understand ros and cons of the different technologies and have solid evidence, and logical arguments through the use of scientific models, theories, and rinciles 10 Exlore and resent different tyes of vehicle alternative energy. 7 5 Exlore the business, market, future and careers in vehicle alternative energy Detroit, MI and the imact of alternative vehicle fuels on the community and industry 12 J Hydro-Power 1 How moving water can translate into electricity. 2 History of dams to control water and extract energy. 9 The advantages and disadvantages of hydro-ower. 10 Turbine assembly and alication 5 New technologies of harnessing electricity through energy in ocean tides, waves, and currents. 8 6 in the hydro-ower industry. 11 K Sustainable ing- Green ing & Residential and Commerical 1 What is sustainable and green building? Proerty of Michigan Deartment of Education

4 Point 2 Sustainable and green building ideas that can be alied to 7 your home. Research and understand Green building materials. 1 Understanding the cost of green building How the design of a structure lays art of its sustainability. 6 Reducing energy and waste through sustainable design. 7 How local regulations can influence green building. 8 Placing a structure on a site. 9 Understanding conservation and waste. 10 Researching recedent studies of green and sustainable architecture Exlore the business, market, future and careers in sustainable and green building 11 L Nuclear Power 1 What is nuclear ower? 2 Learn how the use of uranium can be an energy source for generating electricity. Understanding the ros and cons of nuclear ower. 10 Research the olitical and economical asects of nuclear ower in different countries and the United States Understand nuclear ower lants and reactors 6 Safeguards of nuclear ower M Energy Policy 1 History of energy olicy 9 2 Energy roduction, consumtion and distribution 7 Exloration of world resources 1 Energy crisis 5 Energy security 7 6 Fiscal olicy issues 10 7 Carbon emissions and climate change 8 Renewable energy 10 9 Legislation, trade agreements and future direction 9 I and Pathway A Aly science and mathematics to rovide results, answers and algorithms for engineering and technological activities. ST-SM 1 Pathway 1 Aly science and mathematics concets and rinciles to resolve lans, rojects, rocesses, issues, or roblems through methods of inquiry. 2 Use the skills and abilities in science and mathematics to access, share, and use data to develo lans, rocesses, rojects, and solutions. Proerty of Michigan Deartment of Education

5 Use the skills and abilities in science and mathematics to integrate solutions related to technical or engineering activities using the content and concets related to the situations. Point B C Exlain the role of modeling in science and engineering. Pathway a Discuss the imortance of modeling to science and technology. 5 Exlain the use of models and simulation in hyothesis testing (i.e., the scientific method). 6 Communicate with others on inquiry or resolution of 7 Pathway issues/roblems in the global community. Aly science and mathematics concets to the ST-SM 2 Pathway develoment of lans, rocesses and rojects that address real world roblems. 1 Demonstrate the ability to recognize cause and effect when faced with assigned rojects or issues. 2 Recognize measurable attributes in units, objects, systems, and rocesses in assigned activities. Organize data and the consequences of the roblems or 2 Pathway issues, and research the material lacing it in manageable formats. dict the outcomes based on data collected in a roject or Pathway exeriment. 5 Defend one's osition based on collected facts and data 7 Pathway suorting lans, rocesses, and/or rojects. 6 Aly the Scientific Method to rojects as assigned. 7 Exlain the characteristics and differences between science 2 2 Pathway and seudoscience. 8 Draw a conclusion when confronted with data or observations Pathway that focus on the observed lans, rocesses, or rojects at hand. 9 Analyze change as a result of data differences and changing environmental values. 10 Research a toic, collect data, analyze the data, and draw 1 Pathway conclusions from the results. 11 Use qualitative and quantitative skills to conduct a simle 2 Pathway scientific survey; use the data to draw a conclusion based on the analysis. Analyze the imact that science and mathematics ST-SM Pathway has on society. 1 Evaluate the imact of science on society based on roducts 7 Pathway and rocesses used in the real world. 2 Evaluate the imact of mathematics on society based on 7 Pathway roducts and rocesses used in the real world. Research how science and mathematics influence the 2 11 Pathway rofessions and occuations suorted by the STEM cluster. Proerty of Michigan Deartment of Education 5

6 D Aly critical thinking skills to review information, exlain statistical analysis, and to translate, interret and summarize research and statistical data. ST-SM Point Pathway I A B 1 Demonstrate and use effective critical thinking and reasoning skills by making and testing conjectures, drawing logical conclusions, and justifying thinking.,, & ematics Aly engineering skills in a roject that requires roject management, rocess control and quality assurance. ST 1 1 Aly the skills and abilities in requirements analysis and configuration control while working lans, rocesses, and rojects as assigned. 2 Use the skills required in roject management to track and assess the rogress of a lan, rocess, or roject as assigned. Aly the skills in quality assurance as well as those in rocess management and develoment for aroriate alications of systems integration techniques to an assigned roject. Use technology to acquire, maniulate, analyze and ST 2 reort data. 1 Use IT tools to maniulate data and create reorts, lans, rocesses, or rojects from data rovided. a Use statistical tools to analyze data. 2 b Query and extract information from data. 2 c Create knowledge from data. 2 2 Use modeling, simulation, or visual reroduction to effectively analyze, create, and/or communicate to others regarding lans, rojects, roblems, issues, or rocesses. Pathway 7 a Aly techniques for modeling systems or roblems. x 5 b Aly techniques for scientific visualization and animation of 5 comlex hysical systems or roblems. c Test different scenarios to multile variables. 6 Aly a currently alicable comuter rogramming language to a rocess, roject, lan, or issue as assigned. a Write a comuter rogram, e.g., Java, C++. 2 b Execute a comuter rogram, e.g., Java, C++. 2 Aly statistical tools that verify the reliability or validity of the 2 data used or collected in the lan, roject, rocess, or roblem. a Using a selected statistical tool, comute data reliability. 2 b Select and use the tools to analyze and synthesize data. 6 Proerty of Michigan Deartment of Education 6

7 c Describe the meaning of robability and how it alies to a set of data. 5 Aly a technological, scientific, or mathematical concet (use of algorithms) when communicating with others on issues, lans, rocesses, roblems, or concets. Point 2 C a Select the roer visualization tools. b Use simulation, modeling, and rototye techniques to solve roblems. c Communicate data visually. Describe and follow safety, health and environmental ST standards related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) worklaces. 1 Aly aroriate safety and health ractices when develoing lans, rojects, rocesses, or solving comlex roblems. D a Exercise good safety ractices. b Follow various regulatory codes, such as EPA, FEMA, UL, OSHA, CSA. c Reference and use material safety data sheets (MSDS). d Encourage others to emloy safe ractices. 2 Use aroriate safety techniques, equiment, and rocesses in lanning and /or roject alications. a Demonstrate safe use of tools and equiment. b Develo and imlement emergency lans. c Develo and imlement worklace lab safety lan. d Follow worklace regulations and record-keeing requirements. e Demonstrate the use of safety equiment in the worklace. f Demonstrate the use of eyewash and safety showers. n g Accurately interret safety signs, symbols, and labels. h Demonstrate basic first aid techniques. Identify otential and existing hazards to lans, rojects, or rocesses where safety, health, and environmental issues may be affected. a Discuss hysical, chemical, toxicological, biological, and radioactive hazards. b Analyze environmental imacts. c Conduct a safety audit. Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of ST 5 career oortunities and means to those oortunities in each of the,, & ematics Career Pathways. 1 Research and match career oortunities based uon their fit with ersonal career goals. 11 Proerty of Michigan Deartment of Education 7

8 Point a Locate and interret career information for at least one career 11 athway within the cluster. b Identify job requirements for the career cluster/athway. 11 c Identify educational and credentialing requirements for careers 11 within the cluster. 2 Match ersonal interests and atitudes to careers when 11 researching oortunities within the athways. a Identify ersonal interests and atitudes. 11 b Identify job requirements and characteristics for selected careers. 11 c Comare ersonal interests and atitudes with job requirements and characteristics of the career selected. d Modify career goals based on results of ersonal interests and atitudes with career requirements and characteristics. Develo a career lan for advancement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. Engage in STEM exeriences where an individual can identify ersonal interests and exectations for career and ersonal develoment. a List resources for researching funding sources for scientific rojects and technology. b List careers that you have investigated, internshis that you could aly for, and job shadowing oortunities that you have identified E c Construct and maintain a ortfolio of exeriences and accomlishments. Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field. ST 6 11 I Career Ready Practices CRP A Career Ready CRP 1 Act as a resonsible and contributing citizen and emloyee. 11 CRP 2 Aly aroriate academic and technical skills. 11 CRP Attend to ersonal health and financial well-being. 11 CRP Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 11 CRP 5 Consider the environmental, social and economic imacts of decisions. 12 CRP 6 Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 11 CRP 7 Emloy valid and reliable research strategies. 2 CRP 8 Model integrity, ethical leadershi and effective management. 7 CRP 9 Plan education and career ath aligned to ersonal goals. 12 CRP 10 Use technology to enhance roductivity. 8 CRP 11 Utilize critical thinking to make sense of roblems and ersevere in solving them. 6 CRP 12 Work roductively in teams while using cultural/global cometence. 7 CRP Proerty of Michigan Deartment of Education 8