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Secondary Course Description 1

General Information

Course Title: Transportation Fuels and Green Energy I (ROP)

Short Course Title: Trans Fuels & Gr Energy

(abbreviated, max 8 chars)

Course Subtitle:

(aka “catchy” title)

Subject Area: Energy and Utilities Department: Science

Credential Type: Industrial & Tech Ed Grade Level: 12

Course Duration/Credits: 1 Year, 10 Units 1 Semester, 5 Units 1 Quarter, 2.5 Units

Course Type: Regular Course Honors Course SLC Course ROP

Graduation Requirement: Yes No Category (if Yes):

Submission Date: 3/19/2010

Submitting School Site: Weber Institute SLC Pathway: Energy and Environmental Tech

Funding Source(s): General, CPA grant, Carl Perkins, and ROP

Projected Enrollment: 25 Number of Sections: 1

Subject Area for UC Submission (if applicable)

History English Math

Laboratory Science Biological Science Other

College Prep Elective Internship

Visual/Performing Arts - Introductory Level Visual/Performing Arts - Advanced Level

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Course Description


Additional Course Information

Is this course being reinstated after removal? Yes No

Is this course identical to a course at another school within SUSD? Yes No

If yes, which school?

Is this course based on an approved course in another District? Yes No

If yes, which District?

Is this course an approved AP or IB course? Yes No

Is this course an approved CDE Agricultural Education course? Yes No

Is this course an approved AVID course? Yes No

Catalog Description

Brief Course Description

This course provides a hands-on project based learning environment where students design and create

hydrogen, solar, biofuel, and wind energy projects that generate electricity to power a load and fuel to power a

diesel engine. Inquiry learning through lessons and laboratory activities will challenge all students to use

creativity and higher order thinking skills. Students wil utilize investigation and research methods to build an

understanding of design and scientific principles related to renewable energies. Lectures will cover hydrogen,

solar, biofuel, wind energy, motor and generator theory. Students will research and work with hydrogen fuel

cells, solar panels, windmill generators, biofuel processor, and electrical measurement equipment.

Pre-Requisites

Green Energy 1-2 and Green Design 1-2

Co-Requisites

None


Background Information

Context for Course

This course covers current and future trends in green energy education and workforce development.

Employment outlook and opportunities for post-secondary training are positive in the green technology

industry.

This capstone class is the final requirement that fulfills theEnergy and Environmental Technology pathway.

The sequence is as follows: 10th grade-Energy for Tomorrow, 11th grade-Green Design, and 12th grade-

Transportation Fuels and Green Energy. The pathway is funded by the California Partnerships Academy grant.

This class will enable students to build upon experiences gained in previous classes, as well as develop new

skills. Students will study theories and history of solar, wind, biofuel, and hydrogen fuel technology. In addition,

project based activities will count as a major part of the curriculum.

One of the project based activities is the senior project, which is also a graduation requirement at Weber

Institute. Seniors in this capstone class will research and design their renewable energy projects. These projects

will be research and design intensive.

Texts and Supplemental Instructional Materials

Textbook(s)

Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (2009) Working Toward Sustainability

Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (2009) Manufacturing for Tomorrow

National Energy Education and Development Project (2010) H2 Educate

National Energy Education and Development Project (2010) Exploring Wind

Energy

National Energy Education and Development Project (2010) Photovoltaics

National Energy Education and Development Project (2009) Transportation Fuels: The Future is Today

Mitchell International (1993) Clean Air Car Course Training Manual, Department

of Consumer Affairs, Sacramento, CA

(NN) (1998) Understanding Transient Testing and its Challenges to the Automotive

Industry. Colorado State University, National Center for Vehicle Emission Controls (NCVECS)

Glencoe (2004) Automotive Excellence

Supplemental Instructional Materials

Components: Solar panels, charge controllers, inverters, dc-dc converters, hydrogen fuel cells, H2 storage

canisters, ultra pure hydrogen gas. and windmill generators

Tool & Technology: Electrical measurement meters, interface modules, hand tools, graphing software,

computer aided drafting, document camera, computers, emissions analyzer, and microsoft office suite


Course Content

Course Purpose

What is the purpose of this course? Please provide a brief description of the goals and expected outcomes. Do not simply

recite standards for the course.

Course Goals

Students will be knowledgeable in renewable energy

Students will be well-informed about the history and technology of green energy

Students will be aware of electrical motor, generator, photovoltaic, hydrogen, and wind turbine theory

Students will be skilled in industry safety standards and tool usage

Students will be competent in electrical measurement and calculation

Students will be effective visual and oral communicators who develop inquiry research methods

Students will be successful presenters and builders of electrical devices powered by renewable energy

Students will be familiar with various transportation fuels and development methods

Major Student Outcomes

Students will be able

To describe how hydrogen, solar, and wind energy produce electricity

To have knowledge of various transportation fuels

To understand the history, as well as current and future hydrogen, solar, and wind energy technologies

To describe electrical motor and generator theories

To practice safety when working

To measure and calculate electricity

To develop research and design methods

To understand photovoltaic, hydrogen fuel cell, and wind energy theories

To construct and power an electrical load with renewable energy

To prepare and use various fuels to power an internal combustion engine


Course Requirements

Key Assignments

Include all major assignments that students will be required to complete each quarter. How do assignments incorporate

the SLC them?

First Quarter Key Assignments

1. Laborartory safety: Study and practice Occupational Safety Hazard Association (OSHA) safe work habbits

2. Written notes on Photovoltaic solar energy lecture

3. Read and discuss specific sections from assigned photovoltaic textbook

4. Project Design: Based on lab guidelines, students use inquiry research methods to draft a design and

present the purpose and rationale to the class

5. Establish hypothesis

6. Construct project using necessary tools and electrical measurment equipment

7. Test and measurements: Show results using charts, graphs, written lab reports, and descriptive statistics

8. Analysis of findings: Interpret results and conduct oral presentation that includes multimedia and written

documents

Second Quarter Key Assignments

1. Review laborartory safety

2. Written notes on hydrogen fuel cell lecture

3. Read and discuss specific sections from assigned textbook on hydrogen







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Third Quarter Key Assignments


2. Written notes on wind energy lecture

3. Read and discuss specific sections from assigned textbook on wind energy







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Fourth Quarter Key Assignments


2. Written notes on alternative fuels cell lecture

3. Read and discuss specific sections from assigned textbook on vehicle emissions, transportation fuels,

hybrids, flexible fuel, and internal combustion engine operation

4. Establish a hypothesis

5. Conduct a pretest and postest of vehicle emissions

6. Research the chemistry of biodiesel and submit plan to develop fuel

7. Develop biodiesel

8. Present and defend cost effectiveness, ratio, and chemical makeup of biodiesel formula



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Writing

Courses should require recurrent practice in writing structured, analytical papers. Students must demonstrate

understanding of the core and/or theme based content through written response to texts of varying lengths. Describe

the writing requirements for this course. Include the estimated number and length of papers required.

First Quarter General Topic and Length of Paper(s)

Research paper

1. Review of the literature: Effectiveness of Solar Enrgy (3 pages)

2. Project methodolgy, findings related to hypothesis, summary, and conclusions (3 pages)

Second Quarter General Topic and Length of Paper(s)

Research paper

1. Review of the literature: Effectiveness of Hydrogen Fuel Cells (3 pages)


Third Quarter General Topic and Length of Paper(s)

Research paper

1. Review of the literature: Effectiveness of Wind Enrgy in the U.S. (3 pages)


Fourth Quarter General Topic and Length of Paper(s)

Research paper

1. Review of the literature: Effectiveness of biodiesel (3 pages)



Course Requirements (cont’d)

Project/Laboratory Activities

Courses should include hands-on activities that are directly related to and support the other core and/or theme based

classwork. Describe projects and labs students will be expected to complete.

First Quarter General Topic for Projects/Labs

1. Research and design a solar powered device: students will read technical documents, conduct research,

and use computer aided drafting to produce a prottype

2. Research and design a solar powered device or power an existing mechanism

3. Students will prepare to defend their design by revealing all calculations and measurements of electrical

systems, gear ratios, fabricatIons, structures, and other features of their design

4. Construct project based on research and development

5. Students will use interface modules to graph energy output and electrical measurement tools to test

resistance, volts, amps, and watts

6. Findings will be presented using powerpoint, excel, and various multimedia programs that include

descriptive statistics

Second Quarter General Topic for Projects/Labs

1. Research and design a hydrogen powered device: students will read technical documents, conduct research,

and use computer aided drafting to produce a prottype

2. Research and design a hydrogen fuell cell powered device or power an existing mechanism


systems, hydrogen storage, hydrogen safety, gear ratios, fabrications, structures, and other features of their

design


5. Students will use interface modules to graph energy output and electrical measurement tools to test volts,

amps, resistance, and watts



Third Quarter General Topic for Projects/Labs

1. Research and design a wind turbine : students will read technical documents, conduct research, and use

computer aided drafting to produce a prottype

2. Research and design a wind turbine powered device or power an existing mechanism


systems, gear ratios, fabrications, structures, and other features of their design


5. Students will use interface modules to graph energy output and electrical measurement tools to test volts,

amps, resistance, and watts




Fourth Quarter General Topic for Projects/Labs

1. Measure vehicle emissions (HC, CO, CO2, NOx, O2) using 5 gas analyzer and dynamometer

2. Measure vehicle emissions (HC, CO, CO2, NOx, O2) using 5 gas analyzer

3. Compare emissions measured with CA vehicle emission levels

4. Research biodiesel formulations and safe handling procedures


6. Prepare equipment and materials to create biodiesel

7. Develop biodiesel and install in diesel lab vehicle

8. Tests, measurements, and analysis




Assessment Methods and/or Tools

Describe the ongoing Formative and Summative Assessments

Formative Assessments Summative Assessments

First Quarter

1. Laborartory safety quiz

2. Lecture notes

3. Class discussions on photovoltaic

4. Chapter quizes

5. Presentation on the purpose and

rationale of project

6.Project task achievement records

7. Homework

1. Research papaer

2. Senior portfolio

3. Completed project

Second Quarter

1. Laborartory safety demonstrations

2. Lecture notes

3. Class discussions on hydrogen fuell cell

4. Chapter quizes




7. Homework

1. Research papaer

2. Senior portfolio


Third Quarter

1. Laborartory safety quiz

2. Lecture notes

3. Class discussions on wind turbines

4. Chapter quizes




7. Homework

1. Research papaer

2. Senior portfolio


Fourth Quarter

1. Laborartory safety demonstrations

2. Lecture notes

3. Class discussions on transportation

fuels

4. Chapter quizes




7. Homework

1. Research papaer

2. Senior portfolio



Course Outline

Detailed descriptions of topics covered. Show how the texts or readings are incorporated into the topics

covered.

First Quarter

Topics Covered Text and Readings

I. OSHA Required Safety

A. Electrical Safety

B. Safe Lifting back injury prevention

C. How to Prevent Slips Trips and Falls

D. Climbing and Fall Protection Safety

E. Crane, Rigging, chains, slings and hoist safety

F. Fire Prevention

G. Hand and Power Tool Safety

H. Confined Space Safety

I. Machine Guarding Safety

J. Eye, Hand, Hearing Safety

K. Respiratory Safety

L. Blood Borne Pathogens

M. Lockout-Tagout

N. Hazardous Materials

O. How to investigate an accident

I. Introduction to solar energy

A. What is Solar Energy?

1. Nuclear Fusion

2. Radiant Energy

3. Renewable Energy

B. History of Solar Energy

C. Solar Collectors

D. Solar Space Heating

1. Passive Solar Homes

2. Active Solar Homes

3. Hybrid

E. Storing Solar Heat

1. Backup Systems

F. Solar Water Heating

II. Photovoltaics

A. Photovoltaic

B. History of Photovoltaics

1. Conversion Efficiency

Automotive Excellence:

Chapters 2 and 3

Ford Partnership for Advanced

Studies (2009) Working

Toward Sustainability: Module

"Energy from the Sun"

National Energy Education and

Development Project (2010)

Photovoltaics (pages 3-31)


III. Solar Systems

A. Photovoltaic Effect

B Photovoltaic Cells

IV. How a PV cell is made

A. PV Modules, Panels and Arrays

B PV System Components

V. PV Systems

A. Grid Connected Systems

B. Stand Alone Systems

VI. Making Electricity

A. Voltage, Current, Resistance

B. Ohm’s Law

C. Electrical Power (watts)

D. Electrical Energy (time)

E. Calculation of Power

F. Series and Parallel Circuits

VII. Electrical Controllers and Testers

A. Inverter

B. Charge Controller

C. DC-DC Converter

D. Electrical Multimeter Measurements

E. Electrical Scope Measurements

VII Solar panel and electrical load configuration

Second Quarter


I. H2 Use in the United Stattes

II. What is Hydrogen?

A. Atomic Structure

III. How is Hydrogen Made?

A. Various Production Methods

IV. Hydrogen as a Fuel

A. Advantages of Hydrogen

V. Use of Hydrogen

VI. What is a Fuel Cell?

A. Electrochemical Energy Conversion Device

1. Anode

2. Catalyst

3. Polymer Electrolyte Membrane

(PEM)

4. Cathode

VII. The Challenges of Hydrogen




"Is Hydrogen a Solution?" and

(2009) Manufacturing for

Tomorrrow: Module "Closing

the Environmental Loop"



H2 Educate (pages 4-25)


A. H2 Storage

B. H2 Distribution

C. H2 Safety

D. H2 and our Energy Future

VIII. Electrochemistry and Electrolysis

IX. H2 Handling, Storing, Leak testing, and Safety

X. H2 fuel cell and electrical load configuration

Third Quarter


I. History of Wind Power

II. Harnessing Wind’s Energy

A. Evolution of the Windmill

B. American Windmills

C. Modern Wind Machines

D. Aerodynamics

E. Gearing for More Power

F. Wind Farms

1. Public Lands

2. Off Shore

III. Physics of Wind

A. What is Wind?

B. Local Winds

C. Global Wind Patterns

D. Wind Velocity

E. Wind Shear and Turbulence

IV. Energy

A. What is Energy?

B. Forms of Energy: Kinetic and Potential Energy

C. Conservation of Energy

D. Energy Efficiency

E. Sources of Energy

V. Electricity

A. Atomic Structure

B. Elements

C. Electrons

D. Electricity

E. Magnets

F. Electromagnetism

G. Producing Electricity

Automotive Excellence:

Chapters 2 and 3




"Energy for the Future" and

(2009) Manufacturing for

Tomorrrow: Module "Ensuring

Quality"



Exploring Wind

Energy (pages 4-18)


H. The Grid

I. Direct Current Theory

J. Alternating Current Theory

K. Generator and Motor Theory

Fourth Quarter


I. Effects of Fossil Fuel Emissions

A. Health and Environmental Effects

B. Photochemical Smog

II. What are Vehicle Emissions?

A. Carbon Monoxide

B. Carbon Dioxide

C. Oxides of Nitrogen

D. Hydrocarbons

E. Sulfur Oxides

III. Laws and Regulations

A. California Air Resource Board (CARB)

B. CA BAR Smog Check Program

IV. Transportation Fuels

A. Fossil Fuels

1. Gasoline

2. Diesel

3. Propane

4. Compressed Natural Gas

B. Alternative Fuels

1. Methanol

2. Hydrogen

3. Ethanol

4. Biodiesel

V. Plug in Electric Vehicles

VI. Hybrids

A. Hybrid Safety

B. First Responder's Approach

VII. Flexible Fuel Vehicles

VIII. Internal Combustion Engine Design

A. Gasoline

B. Diesel




"We All Run on Energy"



Transportation Fuels: The

Future is Today (pages 8-29)

Mitchell International (1993)

Clean Air Car Course Training

Manual, Department

of Consumer Affairs,

Sacramento, CA Chapters 2,3,

& 5

(NN) (1998) Understanding

Transient Testing and its

Challenges to the Automotive

Industry. Colorado State

University, National Center for

Vehicle Emission Controls

(NCVECS) Units 1 and 2

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