Energy Efficient House sorry for double space.. no idea how to fix that on here...
Introduction:
Throughout the many months of researching, searching, collecting data, and trial and error, we have figured out different ways to make a water heater, make a cold frame, design a type of product to get light into a window of San Marin STEM's solar studio. These were the exact steps.
1. Atomic Structure, state and heat.
2. Design a hot water heater
3. Solar angles and how they change
4. Day lighting design activity
5. Site selection
6. Materials testing lab
7. Building design
8. Justification
9. Generation of electricity
1. Atomic Structure
First was the atomic structure. Some key components of the atom were the nucleus, an isotope, and an ion.
Nucleus- the center part of an atom.
Isotope- an atom with an unusual number of neutrons
Ion- an atom with an unusual number of electrons
2. Hot Water Heater
For this step, we created a heater out of a cardboard box, an S-shaped piece of copper wire, aluminum foil, and a bottle to catch water. We went out when the sun was at approximately 30 degrees to get the most amount of sunlight for our period.Our heat gain in the solar heater was 11,302 Joules. This was a good amount of increase because we had a lot of water inside of our bottle(s).
3. Sun Angles and How They Change
Throughout the many months of researching, searching, collecting data, and trial and error, we have figured out different ways to make a water heater, make a cold frame, design a type of product to get light into a window of San Marin STEM's solar studio. These were the exact steps.
1. Atomic Structure, state and heat.
2. Design a hot water heater
3. Solar angles and how they change
4. Day lighting design activity
5. Site selection
6. Materials testing lab
7. Building design
8. Justification
9. Generation of electricity
1. Atomic Structure
First was the atomic structure. Some key components of the atom were the nucleus, an isotope, and an ion.
Nucleus- the center part of an atom.
Isotope- an atom with an unusual number of neutrons
Ion- an atom with an unusual number of electrons
2. Hot Water Heater
For this step, we created a heater out of a cardboard box, an S-shaped piece of copper wire, aluminum foil, and a bottle to catch water. We went out when the sun was at approximately 30 degrees to get the most amount of sunlight for our period.Our heat gain in the solar heater was 11,302 Joules. This was a good amount of increase because we had a lot of water inside of our bottle(s).
3. Sun Angles and How They Change
4. Day Lighting design activity
For this part, we had t0 make a house that got the greatest amount of sunlight into the house with four day lighting techniques which were...
Skylights- a window cut into the roof that allows light to travel inside the building
Light shelf- a window sill that reflects incoming sun rays onto the ceiling and then into the room
Solar tube- a highly reflective tube that brings daylight into a home by bouncing the light through the tube
Clerestory window- a window placed close to the ceiling on the walls, used to bring slanted light into the room
5. Site Selection
This might have been the best part of this activity. our group had to
For this part, we had t0 make a house that got the greatest amount of sunlight into the house with four day lighting techniques which were...
Skylights- a window cut into the roof that allows light to travel inside the building
Light shelf- a window sill that reflects incoming sun rays onto the ceiling and then into the room
Solar tube- a highly reflective tube that brings daylight into a home by bouncing the light through the tube
Clerestory window- a window placed close to the ceiling on the walls, used to bring slanted light into the room
5. Site Selection
This might have been the best part of this activity. our group had to