Energy production

Electric cars

  • How do they work
    • They store energy in rechargeable batteries that power the electric motor that all electric cars have they all have a electric motor and use a charging stations or a wall outlet to charge it because it runs on electricity.
  • What is the difference between them and gaz cars and are they really better for the planet?
      • They all gave a electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine which is better for the earth, because it doesn’t emit any exhaust for the tail pipe

 

This graph show many this about both of the cars, their are two for each car one is max at the site i found (link)  the other is min. left is minimum and right is max it says under each one.

  • How easy is it to charge your car outside of your home

 

It is fairly easy to find a charging station around your house

Dear mr trudeau,

I would like to make a suggestion, the way that this earth is becoming polluted is crazy and it is like as a species we are slowly killing the planet. I have a suggestion on how we can help to stop pollution in the long term. There are 34 million cars in canada and every day when someone goes on a drive they are pollution the earth a little bit more, so i am suggestion that price of gaz in raised and the price of electric cars in canada is lowered. to make more and more people get electric cars because they are better for the planet. During this quarantine the pollution rates have gone down and i can’t help but this that its because less and less people and driving around in their gas cars. For every 57 metric tons of emissions that a gasoline car puts off a electric car only put of about 28, if everyone got a electric car instead of a gas car the the metric tons of emissions from cars would be slept in half and that would help with so much. Some other great thing about electric cars is that they make a lot less noise. I also think that there should be more charging stations in accessible places. The amount of charging station is overall okay but if more and more people start to get electric cars they’re will be a lager battle for spots and that will start to happen sooner rather than later because more and more people and buying electric over gaz because they are better for the environment. 

– Jayden Armstrong 

 

 

Websites:

https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/how-do-all-electric-cars-work

https://go.gale.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Videos&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CCT619200337&docType=Interactive+video+file&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAS-MOD1&prodId=GPS&contentSet=GALE%7CCT619200337&searchId=R1&userGroupName=43riss&inPS=true&ps=1&cp=1

https://www.energysage.com/electric-vehicles/costs-and-benefits-evs/evs-vs-fossil-fuel-vehicles/

https://www.thepersonal.com/blog/-/is-an-electric-car-right-for-you

https://news.umich.edu/fuel-cost-of-driving-gas-vs-battery-electric-vehicles-varies-by-state/

https://www.hyundaicanada.com/en/special-offers?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-_j1BRDkARIsAJcfmTFnhgkreQgrQ71ySpyYcvJGyalDLDyTxJed7T88uOl6enOeuW91EmgaAsqdEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.hyundaicanada.com/en/special-offers?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-_j1BRDkARIsAJcfmTFnhgkreQgrQ71ySpyYcvJGyalDLDyTxJed7T88uOl6enOeuW91EmgaAsqdEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Solution fluency- Fresh look at the periodic table

Define

We have been chosen by the science community to create a new periodic table.  Our task is to create a new periodic table that is easier to understand, and is represented it in a new way.

Develop

  • What is still needed on the periodic table?
  • How should we organize the new table?
  • How can we improve the old periodic table?
  • What will the process look like to build a new table?
  • What would be the most efficient way to organize the periodic table?
  • Why is the periodic table organized by atomic number is that the most efficient strategy?
  • How could the little detail be demonstrated better?
  • What should we keep from the old table?
  • What do people think of the old table?

Dream

What information does the periodic table tell you?

The periotic table is doing a really good of showing what each element is and their names but it doesn’t do a good job of showing what state the materials are at a room temperature. It doesn’t do a very good job of showing the periods of the elements. It is good at showing what the atomic number is and it is easy to read because of how large that text is and that helps to learn the table faster but it leaves out a bunch of the important things.

How could you arrange it differently based on its chemical and physical properties?

We all think that it would be a good idea to arrange the periodic table by periods because that is a good way to simply show the elements. The element aren’t easily  showing the periods in the most efficient way so we arranged it in a way that easy shows that.

What different shapes could be used?

The way that the periodic table it arranged it not th most effienect and is a very weird shape. We are going to arrange it in a way that makes more sense to use by  put it in a shape that demonstrates the periods and states easier. We are going to put all the periods in a separate section to show the periods better.

How can you use colour?

We can use many different colours to show all the different states and to show the groups and the periods. we plan on using colour to show more information about the elements. We plan on colour coding them to make the periodic table a lot easier to read.

Design: 

What is our plan?

We are going to organize the table by periods and they are going to all be in separate sections so that they can be easier to read. In my opinion the largest issue is the fact that it is harder to learn how to read so we play on separating it to make that easier.

 

Debrief

We separated the periodic table into sections based on what periods they are in. They all are also colour-coded by their groups and are put into a formation that makes it easier to read than the last periodic table. although it is still missing a couple things that the other periodic table had it is a simpler way to  read the table. If we had more time to work on it now we could succeed at making it better. Too improve the table we could have put it into a simpler form and we could have incorporated more of the little details. But overall this periodic table is easier to read than the last one. This periodic table does a good job of showing what group and periods all the elements are in and is easier for use to understand.

Community Connection

Elise Mouchelle,  I chose her for this because when she played volleyball she was about the same height that I am and still played at a post secondary level and she had a super high vertical and has been helping so many people improve their skills. I have been watching her videos for quite a while now and have been following her tips and once I heard about this project for the first little while I didn’t think to ask her but when I saw one of her videos again I realized she would be one of the best peopler me to ask about this

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Once I asked her, she got back to me pretty quick, before today I had never spoken to her. But I just picked up my phone and messaged her and within an hour she messaged me back. When I messaged her I asked her to get back to me and if she’d be willing to answer a few questions about volleyball and all the work that she had to put in about an hour later when she got back to me she said that she was more than willing to answer some questions and once I sent her the questions within 5 minutes i had a response.

 

 

She had struggled a little bit when she was a player because of how she was a little shorter than the other people on the court with her. But she worked really hard increased her vertical and ended up playing NCAA D1 indoor volleyball. She now makes artwork; she has her own business and is in a loving relationship. I think that she is an inspiration to me. She works so hard, bet the odds and then continued with her life.  I love how hard she worked to get better and she inspires me to get better, in volleyball and to remember that there is more to life than volleyball

 

I asked her:

 what would tell someone that is interested in doing what you are doing 

To work hard no matter what and believe in yourself!

what obstacles have your face to get where you’re at today

I had a lot of people tell me that I wasn’t tall enough, and a lot of coaches told me no, that they didn’t have a spot for me on their team.

why are you passionate about volleyball

Because it’s a great team sport and I think it’s a lot of fun!

how did all the effort you put in to this help you 

It helped me increase my vertical, it helped me with my initiative, and it brought up my athleticism!

what is the most important thing that you learn after all these experiences

To not compare myself to other people and to always be the hardest worker on the court!