We use and equation Q=mcT where Q is energy, m is mass, c is specific heat, and T is change in temperature. This equation can be used also to relation two substances to each other if you use mcT=mcT.
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Energy
We have moved on to our next unit of energy. This unit seems to be easy so far and we only have two lectures. Our first lecture was about energy in relation to the movement of energy in a substance.
We use and equation Q=mcT where Q is energy, m is mass, c is specific heat, and T is change in temperature. This equation can be used also to relation two substances to each other if you use mcT=mcT.
We use and equation Q=mcT where Q is energy, m is mass, c is specific heat, and T is change in temperature. This equation can be used also to relation two substances to each other if you use mcT=mcT.
Boat Race
To finish off the unit, we had boat races with our biodiesel. Most of our fuel decayed, so we all used the same fuel. So it pretty much came down to who had the fastest boat.
My team's original boat, USS Buttstuff, wasn't a very big success. It was build out of duct tape and an empty milk carton. It wasn't sealed properly with tape and the design wasn't aerodynamic.
Our second boat, USS Buttstuff 2.0, was a success. We used an empty can with a hole on the top and a red solo cup nose. It got a final time of 14.9 seconds which got us in 4th place.
I was hoping for better, but it was a decent run.
My team's original boat, USS Buttstuff, wasn't a very big success. It was build out of duct tape and an empty milk carton. It wasn't sealed properly with tape and the design wasn't aerodynamic.
Our second boat, USS Buttstuff 2.0, was a success. We used an empty can with a hole on the top and a red solo cup nose. It got a final time of 14.9 seconds which got us in 4th place.
I was hoping for better, but it was a decent run.
Biodiesel Lab
In this lab, we made our own biodiesel which we will later use for a boat race. To make the biodiesel my team tried something new and use corn oil instead of the leftover fry oil. We heated the compound which another chemical to make the biodiesel.
Unfortunately, like many other teams, our biodiesel decayed over the weekend, so we ended up using a different fuel anyway for our boat.
It looked clean though.
Biodiesel Movie
My partner and I were to create a short film promoting biodiesel. This film was to be entered into a national contest where we could win about $120.
Our video was about a hero named Biodiesel Man facing his arch nemesis, Dr. Pollution. Dr. Pollution was planning on destroying the world, but Biodiesel Man explained how biodiesel is created and how it has a positive effect on the environment. Eventually he defeats Dr. Pollution and the day was saved.
The video turned out okay since the program I used only allowed for 2 characters and 1 dialogue per character. So it was a little boring, but it had good information.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU_eKFSEGGc
Links:
www.biodiesel.com
www.biodiesel.org
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/biodiesel.html
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/biodiesel.shtml
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/
Our video was about a hero named Biodiesel Man facing his arch nemesis, Dr. Pollution. Dr. Pollution was planning on destroying the world, but Biodiesel Man explained how biodiesel is created and how it has a positive effect on the environment. Eventually he defeats Dr. Pollution and the day was saved.
The video turned out okay since the program I used only allowed for 2 characters and 1 dialogue per character. So it was a little boring, but it had good information.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU_eKFSEGGc
Links:
www.biodiesel.com
www.biodiesel.org
http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/biodiesel.html
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/biodiesel.shtml
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/biofuels/biodiesel-fuel/
http://extremebiodiesel.com/
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