Solution fluency
1) Define: In our everyday life we are wasting power, which is causing us to have to make more power then we really need
2) Discover: since more and more people are relying on energy to go to work, feed themselves and pretty much anything else we do in a day. Just think about it, most people wake up to an alarm every day. How is the alarm powered? Using energy, the first thing you do in a day involves energy. Now maybe (and I’m not sure how) you can wake yourself up at the same time every day without an alarm, normally you turn a light on once you wake up, and again that light is powered by electricity. You can’t really avoid energy which is why we need to find a way to use less and waste less.
3) Dream: I think we should start with lights, I think to help us use less electricity we should build our houses with more windows and skylights, I also think are ceiling lights and lamps should be auto lights, that way if you leave the house that one light you forgot to turn off will automatically turn off. Not only will this save power it will make family’s power bills less expensive. I also think houses should be built on a more open floor plan so the lights we do have in our houses light up a larger area thus not needing as may lights running at the same time. For example your kitchen dining room and living room could be all together with ought walls in-between, so if you have a bright light in your kitchen you wont need another light in that area.
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And about areas that use energy that arnt houses. Lot’s of people have come up with many amazing ways of saving energy, but most of these are never implemented, the main problem being money.
4) Deliver: My idea is to make all our light’s auto, that way lights will only ever be on when they are needed. I think this will help because lots of times I forget to turn a light off when I go to school, and it only gets turned off when I get home. Let’s say that light was on for 8 hours, although that might only be $6 dollars of energy depended on your energy provider, but that money can be used to buy am meal or help someone in need. Leaving that light on also wastes energy. Some negativity’s to auto lights is that if you sit still the light might turn off, If the auto on off part of the light breaks, there might not be a way to turn said light back on or turn it off.
5) Debrief: I believe this was a great experiment to help students become more aware of the problems our world is facing due to electricity and the problems it can cause. Although I had no partner for this project I enjoyed researching about energy because l learned some things to.
What is a Exponent?
A exponent is a small number that would be above a number for example a³ it is a short way of saying a x a x a. You can re-write a exponent as a whole number by multiplying the bottom number as many times as the number on the top in this case a x a x a. Using that question again lets say a is 5. you would do 5 x 5 witch is 25 then multiplying 25 by 5 to get 125.
What is the Difference Between Evaluating and Simplifying?
Evaluating is a term that is used in math books instead of the word solve. simplifying means to fix the question make the question your working with simpler so it is easier to solve, some places you might simplify are; multiplying fractions or making your final fraction smaller. The difference between evaluating and simplifying is large because they really are super different things. Solving a question and making it smaller are two different things, but i guess if i were to try to find a common ground between the two i would have to say with both your trying to solve the question.
Multiplication Law and why it works
The multiplication law is used for multiplying numbers with exponents, first you look to see if the bottom numbers are the same if they are you can continue. the law only works if the bottom numbers are the same. next look at the top numbers and add them together to get your final answer. the bottom stays the same. this law only works if the bottom two numbers are the same.
Division law and why it works
The division law is almost the same as the multiplication law. the bottom says the same, the only difference is you subtract the two exponents instead of the top. and again this only works if the bottom two numbers are the same.
Power of a power law and why it works
The power-law is a law that is used when you get a question like (4³)³ . in this case you need to multiply the 3 and the 3, the bottom number stays the same.
applications of exponents
Exponents are like fast/simpler ways of writing a number times itself __ times. instead of writing 3 x 3 x 3 you can write 3³. Exponents are used
one more thing i learned about exponents
I learned that there is no shortcut when adding and subtracting exponents ,you have to solve the exponent then work with that. Its annoying but its the only way to do it.
Home phone line wires
Driving around to fix telephone cables.
Name of your host: ______Paul Bernat______ Relationship to you: _____Father_____
The Interview: (ask your host these questions)
- What is your job title? _____TELUS Network Technician working in the Frames(copper jumper work)____
- What is your job description?__Complete TELUS inside orders that provide Telephone, Internet, TV to customers so that our Installation & Repair Technicians (I&R) can do the work at Customer premises.
- What are the duties and/or tasks you perform at your job? Complete jumpers orders at TELUS Central Offices, Drive to Remote Offices to complete jumper orders, Jumper orders at the TELUS SAC boxes that are closer to the customer, receive phone calls from I&R Techs to troubleshoot not working customer circuits or run in a missed order for I&R, at TELUS Stores do Firmware upgrades on TELUS Security panels to save customer facing Technicians time during setup at customer premises.
- What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:
- a) training? ___On the job training, training new employees, classroom training, online courses
- b) education?__1988 Graduated from College of New Caledonia with Diploma of Electronics Engineering Technology, education courses at the TELUS Education Center, Online courses.
- c) experience? _31 years combined employment at TELUS(including time at BCTel) with
9 years as an Inside Equipment Installer, 7 years as a Central Office Switchperson, and
15 years as a Network Technician in the Central Office Frames
- d) skills and attributes (personal qualities)?_Self starter, self motivated, quality workmanship,
skilled with hand tools, do the job correctly the 1st time, can learn any new skills. __________
- What are some of the things you like about the job? Can work independent of others, set my own pace, do the job well and you are left alone limited supervision, can listen to music/podcasts on headphones while working, new TELUS services creates new types of work to add variety, occasional overtime to earn extra income, good benefits and vacation time, employee discounts.
- What are some of the things you dislike about this job? _Can be repetitive in the work done day to day, some days there is too much work or sites to complete in a workday, most Managers are great but the odd one can make your work life unbearable.
- How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years or so? _As TELUS migrates from Copper Wiring to Fibre Optics at the customer premise the type of work will change to Fibre patch cords for the connections.
Other question (s): ______________________________________________________________________________
Student Reflections:
- Give three reasons why you would like this job (be specific):
- a) You can listen to music while you work, which would be nice for long days since it can help the time pass faster.
- b) You don’t really have to talk to anyone, other than a good morning or can you help me with ___?
- c) The job was easy to understand after awhile and was not too confusing.
- Give three reasons why you would not like this job (be specific):
- I don’t have much interest in phone wires so i feel it wouldn’t be a fulfilling job for me. I would always zone out or get distracted because I don’t have a real interest in what im doing.
- My dad’s work had this machine that makes a clicking noise all day and I was getting really annoyed at it, i feel if i worked there I would go crazy over the constant clicking.
- c) In ways yes, having to not talk to anyone is good. whoever I like to socialize so i think having little to no people would be bad for me because even if i just say something every little but hours upon hours of no contact seems agonizing.
- Is this job for you? Why or why not?
I don’t think the job is for me, like I said before, I don’t have much interest in the type of work my dad is doing so going to school just to do a job i have no interest in would leave me bored every day.However driving around all day was nice because you never had to sit still for long.
- Explain the value of the TOKTW experience in relation to your ideas about your post secondary (after high school) plans (education?, training?, travel?, work?).
I think this is a valuable experience and it did make me think about possible jobs i would want to do after high school, I had always been curious what exactly my dad did. I had a brief idea but I had always wanted to go with him for a day and just see what he did daily for 30 years. It also made me realize I want a job that i can stay at for years that will keep me preoccupied and interested in what im doing, my dad seemed so content with what he was doing so i can see how he did it for so long.
Final Reflection
All in all my day with my dad went better then a thought it would. In all honesty i though he would tell me to wait in the car well he did his jobs, but he exceeded my expectations and let me help sometimes. He talked to me a lot more then i though, he even tried to make jokes wich was not something he does much at home.His work was different then what i though it was. i was under the impression he fixed those big boxes on the side of the street ,he actually puts in or takes out jumper cables (?) in buildings. I had fun on the day with my dad and i wish i was feeling better that day, i felt nauseous and had a bad stumic ache all so i spaced out for most of the day witch i’m regretful about. If i ever get the opportunity again to go with my dad again i would %100 say yes because i wanted to enjoy it more then i was able to.
