Green+Design+2012

__ Green Design 2012 __ Websites you may choose to explore

[|Alternative Energy Sources for the 21st Century]

[|Solar Energy for Kids]

[|Wind Energy--Positives and Negatives]

[|Fossil Fuels]

[|Geothermal Education Office]

[|Wave Energy]

[|Nuclear Energy for Kids]

[|Biomass--Union of Concerned Scientists]

[|Oil (Petroleum) for Kids]

[|U.S. Energy Information Administration--Coal]

[|Natural Gas Science]

[|Renewable Energy Companies on the Stock Exchange (Publicly Traded)]

[|Database of Companies in Alternative Energy]

Earn money! Win fame! Save the Earth!

On June 12th, 13th, and 14th, we will be hosting a convention of innovative, “green” products in Irvine, CA. Your job is to design a new product that demonstrates the use of one of the following energy sources, present it to your inventor colleagues. Some of Earth’s natural resources can be used for energy, usually through conversion to electricity, but your design may use the energy source differently if desired. It is also possible to take an existing product and improve upon it, using what you have learned, as long as you credit the (human) source!

You may create a large poster, a 3-D model, a working prototype, or a computer rendition of the product.

__ Energy sources: __ Coal Oil Natural gas Hydroelectric power Wind energy Geothermal energy Nuclear energy Solar energy Biomass Wave energy

// In your design and presentation, address the following: //


 * Is your energy source organic or inorganic?
 * Is your energy source renewable or non-renewable?
 * How is your energy source formed, from where does it originate, and how do humans extract it?
 * What are the effects of that extraction on habitat?
 * Is there a shortage of this energy source? If so, how does your product conserve the energy source?
 * Does your energy source cause pollution? If so, how does your product address that problem?
 * People use a variety of materials from different parts of Earth to meet a diverse range of needs; in what different ways do humans use this energy source?
 * Name specific companies that use this energy source today.
 * Looking at the trend over time, what do you think our future 100 years from now looks like with this energy source?
 * What is your product called? Think of a catchy, relevant name.
 * What does your product do?
 * How much would you sell it for, and who do you think would buy it?
 * Look at your product from a TLAD perspective.