Web Warm Up
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Complete a Scavenger Hunt
For Junior, and Teen Girl Scouts
Visit the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association web site (www.nesea.org) to scavenge for answers to #1-6 below.
- What is the name of the school where a team of girls created an award winning Junior Solar Sprint car that looks like an aquarium on wheels?
Hint: Go to Junior Solar Sprint and click on each 2005 Championship Winner and look at their cars.
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- What industry is currently the largest polluter in our country?
Hint: Look for information about clean energy.
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- Name five sources of clean energy:
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- Replacing one ordinary light bulb with a compact fluorescent can save how many pounds of coal from being burned to make the electricity?
Hint: Look at "Eleven easy things you can do…" under Information on Green Buildings."
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- Find the author and title of a book that explains the basics of solar power and is especially useful if you feel you know nothing about how solar energy can become electricity.
Hint: Look for recommended books under Clean Energy.
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- Find a glossary of solar terms and find what is meant by Building Integrated Photovoltaics.
Hint: Rhode Island Schools
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