RCEA Bust-A-Watt
Abstract
Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) asked the Spring 2010 Environmental Resources Engineering Intro to Design Class at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, California to design educational kits. These kits provide teachers of Humboldt County the tools that are necessary to teach kindergarten through 12 th grade students about climate change, renewable resources, or energy conservation. This webpage describes the project created by Team Esquared, Bust-A-Watt, which teaches fifth through eighth grade students about energy conservation The RCEA is a Joint Powers Authority focused on implementing sustainible and renewable energy in Humboldt County. At the beginning of the Spring 2010 semester they asked the Engineering 215 class at HSU to design educational kits that teach K-12 students about these energy topics. Team E 2 of the Engineering 215 class was assigned to develop a kit that teaches fifth through eighth grade students about energy conservation. Over a 12 week period, Team E 2 ; Elizabeth Gutierrez, Bryan Schmitt, and Logan Baumgartner, used the criteria they agreed upon with the RCEA to design and develop Bust-A-Watt; a five day comprehensive lesson plan that motivates and educates middle school students toward energy conservation.
Date
Spring 2010
Department
School of Engineering
Concentration/Emphasis
ENGR 215 — Introduction to Design
Advisor/Professor
Lonny Grafman
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