Renewable Energy

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.05.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Activities
  3. If it ain't broke
  4. Old school Technology
  5. New School Technology
  6. Stylin' your ride
  7. Bibliography

Stylin' Your Ride: A Student's Guide to Designing Green Vehicles

Jennifer B. Esty

Published September 2007

Tools for this Unit:

Bibliography

1. Levine, M. A. (1999). Botai and the origins of horse domestication. Journal of Anthropological Archeology. 18, 29-78.

2. Littauer, M. A., & Crouwel, J. H. (1996). The origin of the true chariot. Antiquity. 70, 934-939.

3. Wheeler, J. C. (2003). Evolution and origins of the domestic camelids. International Llama Registry Report. 8.

4. Bulliet, R. W. (1990). The camel and the wheel. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.

5. Morey, D. F., & Aaris-Sorensen, K. (2002). Paleoeskimo dogs of the eastern arctic. Arctic. 55, 44-56.

6. Bist, S. S., Cheeran, J. V., Choudhury, S., Barua, P., Misra, M. K., (2001). The domesticated Asian elephant in India. In I Baker (Ed.), Giants on Our Hands: Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Domesticated Asian Elephant (pp. 129-148). Bangkok: United Nations Regional Office for Asian and the Pacific.

7. Brain, M. (2007). How car engines work. Retrieved July 10, 2007, from How stuff works Web site: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm.

8. Brain, M. (2007). How steam engines work. Retrieved July 10, 2007, from How stuff works Web site: http://www.howstuffworks.com/steam1.htm.

9.Brain, M. (2007). Diesel engines vs. gasoline. Retrieved July 10, 2007, from How stuff works Web site: http://www.howstuffworks.com/diesel1.htm.

10. Muir, J., & Gregg, T. (1999). How to keep your volkswagon alive: A manual of step by step procedures for the compleat idiot. Santa Fe, NM: John Muir Productions.

11. La Rovere, E. L. (2004). Presentation 4. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from International Conference for Renewable Energies Web site: http://www.renewables2004.de/ppt/Presentation4-SessionIVB(11-12.30h)-LaRovere.pdf.

12. http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/biodiesel.html.

13. Allen, G. (1967). The way things work: An illustrated encyclopedia of technology. New York, NY: Simon and Shuster.

Books

Gore, A. (2006). An inconvenient truth: The planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it. New York, NY: Rodale.

The book is very similar to the movie. Both provide a good introduction to the basics of climate change.

Bradford, T. (2006). Solar revolution: The economic transformation of the global energy industry. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

Interesting book on solar energy.

Rifkin, J. (2003). The hydrogen economy: The creation of the worldwide energy web and the redistribution of power on Earth. New York, NY: Penguin Books.

Interesting book on the uses and forms of hydrogen fuels.

Websites

Lewis, N. (1999). Global Energy Perspective. Retrieved April 28, 2007, from The Lewis Group Web site: http://nsl.caltech.edu/energy.html.

Good data on the types and portions of energy used.

Levine, M. (1995-2005). Marsh A. Levine. Retrieved August 9, 2007, from Cambridge University Web site: http://www.arch.cam.ac.uk/~ml12/index.html.

Good horse resources.

US Department of Energy, (2007, August 9). US DOE energy efficiency and renewable energy homepage. Retrieved August 9, 2007, from US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Web site: http://www.eere.energy.gov/.

Good links for basic information on some of the new technologies.

Periodicals

All good articles on specific topics.

Heywood, J. B. (2006). Fueling our transportation future. Scientific American. 295, Number 3, 60-67.

Kammen, D. M. (2006). The rise of renewable energy. Scientific American. 295, Number 3, 84-93.

Ogden, J. (2006). High hopes for hydrogen. Scientific American. 295, Number 3, 94-101.

Socolow, R. H., & Pacala, S. W. (2006). A plan to keep carbon in check. Scientific American. 295, Number 3, 50-57.

Others

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (2007). Working group II contribution to the intergovernmental panel on climate change fourth assessment report: climate change 2007: climate change impacts, adaptations, and vulnerabilities (Summary for Policy Makers). New York, NY: United Nations.

Latham, S. (Producer). (2007). Saved by the Sun [Television series episode]. In Nova. Boston, MA: PBS.

Good video to introduce the concept of solar energy.

US Department of Energy: office of energy efficiency and renewable energy, (2007, March 5). FreedomCar & vehicle technologies program. Retrieved July 27, 2007, from Just the basics: Ethanol Web site: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/basics/jtb_ethanol.pdf.

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