An Inquiry & Analysis Activity by H. McArdle 2009

Contents

1. 1 The Individual
2. 2 Family & Household
3. 3 Mahopac High School Community
4. 4 Local community/Mahopac
5. 5 Putnam County
6. 6 New York State
7. 7 United States
8. 8 Planet Earth

 

The Individual

• A Cartoon [Loop Scoops / PBS / CPB /EPA]
• Analysis of home gas and electric bill [N.Y.S.E.G.]
• Calculations and analysis of home gas and electric bill [N.Y.S.E.G.] per person in household
• Data collection and analysis of home heating practices (thermostat settings/season/time of day)
• Personal Emissions Calculator [EPA]

Family & Household

• Comparisons among student households and electricity usage.
• Conduct home energy use audit and quantitative analysis.
• Home Energy User Guide - Wattages [CPUD]
• Home Energy Magazine
• Energy Star [EPA/U.S. Dept. of E]
• Find out how much an appliance uses

Mahopac High School Community

• Calculations and analysis of Mahopac High School gas and electric bills from Nov. 2008 - 2009.
• Comparisons pre-/post - NYSEG bills pre-/post MHS renovations
• Extrapolation of MHS Carbon Footprint by NYSEG bill
• Clean School Bus USA National Idle-Reduction Campaign [EPA]

 

Local community/Mahopac

• Calculation of (anticipated) cost savings to district and households/taxpayers
• New York State Electric & Gas home page http://www.nyseg.com

Putnam County

Quantitative Analysis: 'Electric Consumption in New Hampshire' [QELP]

New York State

• Climate Data for New York, NY [NOAA]
• The Climate System: Modern Atmospheric CO2 Record Complete this laboratory analysis.

United States

• Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center [CDIAC]
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory [Dept. of Energy]
• Exxon Valdez [EPA]

Planet Earth

• Pew Center on Global Climate Change
• Interactive Climate Change Map [guardian.co.uk]
• Frequently Asked Questions about Global Warming [NOAA]