Home Energy Survey Project

Due Date Dec. 14 B dayDec. 15 A day

Room-by-Room Survey

Make a room-by-room list of electrical household appliances

Be specific even things that are currently not plugged in

Not Lights EVERYTHING!! Inside the

house do not include porch, outside shed, pool area etc.

Should be about 30-50 items

Kitchen-fridge-Toaster

Living RoomTv

GarageWater heaterLawn blower

Bedroom 1Ps3Laptop

Floor Plan Drawing

Floor Plan

Label all products on the floor plan.

SURVEY TIME!

Survey 10 ppl Over the age of 25 (aunts, uncles, older cousins,

neighbors, friends etc) Make copies of your list & have them highlight/circle

how many they had when they were growing up. Be creative/ take pictures Create Chart

Survey Sample

Name Relationship to you (family, friend, neighbor)

Age25-30, 30-40, 40-50

How many appliances that you currently have did they have when they were your age?

10 “essential” items

Make a list of 10 “essential” items that you would keep and WHY THOSE? 1 paragraph each. (5 sentences minimum)

Write a report on ways in which you could save energy while continuing to use these "necessities" of modern life.

5 paragraphs- 5- 7 sentences each double spaced Font 12

GRADES

Essay 1 GradePoster 1 gradePresentation 1 gradeProject 1 grade

GRADING RUBRIC FOR PROJECT

List of appliances (10 pts)Included all appliances

Floor plan (30 pts)Very detailed included all appliances

Survey (15 pts)Has all survey materials conducted

Results of survey (15 pts)Created the chart and is completed

10 essential items (10 pts)Complied a list of top 10 essentials and why? 1 paragraph each

Creativity/Neatness (15 pts)Has color, neat, pictures included, typed,

ESSAY GRADING RUBRIC

Introduction

Body with 3 main ideas

Conclusion

Makes sense

Flows

POSTER GRADING RUBRIC

MUST INCLUDE & Label Survey Results chart Floor Plan Drawing 10 “essential” electrical appliances List of ALL electrical appliances

PRESENTATION GRADE

Oral Presentation in class Video Presentation ( Tell me in advance) Powerpoint

Looking for Creativity, knowledge of information, lively,

and well spoken

WHEN YOU TURN IN YOUR PROJECT

I need the Poster with name, date, period I need the Essay & surveys together stapled

with Cover page.

START YOUR LIST

Common Household Electric Appliances

Air conditioner –window unit –whole house Answering machine Can opener Clothes dryer Clothes washer Coffee maker Computer –CPU –Monitor –Laptop Dehumidifier Dishwasher Electric blanket Electric toothbrush

•Fan •–ceiling •–window •–whole house •Fax machine •Hair dryer •Heater (portable) •Iron •Leaf/snow blower •Microwave oven •Oven •Power saw •Radio/stereo •Range •Refrigerator •Television •Toaster •Toaster oven •Vacuum cleaner •VCR/DVD player