MechLP_1

5E Lesson plans developed by participants after a day exploring Mechanical Engineering.

|| A 4:43 second video created by the US Department of Energy describing the many factors that affect human society's consumption of energy. This describes the difference between the law of conservation of energy and conserving energy. It also describes all the factors that affect energy consumption. ||
 * ===**5E Component**=== || ===**Link to Resource**=== || ===**Brief Description of Resource**=== ||
 * Engage || DOE Energy Principle 6 Video
 * Explore || [[file:Mech1_explore.docx|Light Bulb Exploration Lab]] || An exploratory lab comparing the efficiency of different types of light bulbs. Students will compare claims on bulb packaging to actual measured results and begin to relate these concepts to the factors engineers consider when working with energy conservation. ||
 * Explain || [[file:Mech1_explain.ppt|Energy & Power PPT ]] || A PowerPoint that connects the ideas of energy and electrical power. Brief discussion on the terms current and voltage. Sample calculations will walk students through the cost calculation for running a household item. ||
 * Elaborate || [[file:Mech1_elaborate.docx|Appliance Activity and Practice Worksheet]] || Household Appliance Activity and Practice Worksheet. After completing the lab, students will begin to analyze how energy is used in their daily lives and discover some simple things they can do to reduce their consumption. Discussion related to energy cost is introduced. ||
 * Evaluate || [[file:Mech1Evaluation.docx|Energy Parent Letter and Evaluation]] || Real-life Application Problem as a letter to parents and a set of Energy Problems. Students will apply what they have learned about energy consumption and cost to a possible real-world situation involving their parents and energy consumption reduction. Then, they will complete a set of energy problems applying what they have learned in this unit. ||