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Energy City Project 2013
Part I. City Location
Thank you for submitting a proposal to rebuild a city, in case of a catastrophic geological event. Your
engineering firm will choose a city by lottery.
List your team’s top 5 countries for the project. Send one representative to draw a number during
advisory class. Sign-ups will follow the order of numbers drawn with #1 getting the first choice.
Countries associated with earthquakes
Algeria
Kenya
Argentina
Peru
Chile
Philippines
China
Portugal
Columbia
Russia
Congo
Taiwan
Haiti
Tanzania
Iceland
Turkey
Indonesia
United Kingdom
Japan
United States
Countries located near a volcano
Bolivia
Kenya
Canada
Mexico
Columbia
New Zealand
Costa Rica
Papua New Guinea
Democratic Republic of
Philippines
the Congo Russia
Fiji Islands
Spain
Greece
Taiwan
Guatemala
Tanzania
Iceland
Tonga Islands
Indonesia
United States
Italy
Japan
City Location: Country ____________________________ City Name ____________________________
(Circle One)
Earthquake
Volcano
Location (latitude/longitude) _________________________________
Weather ________________________________________________________________________________
Environment and natural resources _______________________________________________________
Current energy sources ___________________________________________________________________
Population ______________________________________________________________________________
Economy ________________________________________________________________________________
Part II. Create a Weebly Website
_____ Create a page on the Weebly Website for information about the city.
Education.weebly.com (use school account!)
Weebly Username ____________________________ Weebly Password _________________________
Weebly url (create in class) _______________________________________________________________
_____ Include 2 or more current pictures of the city (cite the sources).
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Part III. Research
A. History of Geological Events
_____ Conduct research about this city’s most recent earthquake or volcano eruption.
_____ Record your notes on a page on the team Weebly Website.
Most recent geologic event was (circle one):
an earthquake or a volcanic eruption
What were details about the geologic event?
How did it happen?
When did it occur?
Where did it happen?
Who was affected?
Why do engineers need this information to help them rebuild after a disaster?
_____ Include a picture from the disaster.
B. Earthquake/Volcano Research- Discovery Education
_____ *Sign in to Discovery Education to conduct research on earthquakes or volcanoes (depending on
the location of the city). You may find pictures, videos, or interactive lessons to help you understand
them.
_____ Record notes on the Weebly Website. Some possible guiding questions are listed below.
What is an earthquake?
Where do they occur?
When do they occur?
How do they occur?
Who is affected?
What types of buildings are affected?
What is a volcano?
Where are they located?
When do they erupt?
How do they erupt?
Who is affected? (direction of lava flow)
What distance from the volcano is affected?
C. Plate Tectonics Research- Dynamic Earth website-http://bit.ly/dynamicearth
_____ *Use the interactive website to learn about plate tectonics, the types of boundaries, and the types
of movements associated with the plates.
_____ Add a page for research collected from the website. Guiding questions are listed below.
Describe Pangea and where the continents are today.
What are the names of the 15 major tectonic plates?
_____ Include a map of the tectonic plates on the website. (cite source)
Describe the three types of plate boundaries.
On what plate(s) is your team’s city located? What types of boundary(ies) are located near your city?
Describe the movements of convergent boundaries and formations that result from them.
Describe the movements of divergent boundaries and formations that result from them.
Describe the movements of transform boundaries and formations that result from them.
Which movements occur in your city, and what formations have occurred in that location?
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D. Building structure and design
Find out what engineers take into consideration when building a structure near a fault line or near a
volcano.
_____ Record notes on the Weebly Website. Find three different ideas when conducting research.
Choose one of the ideas to apply it to the design of the school that will be in your city plan.
_____ Include a sketch of the building, with the engineering design labeled, on the Weebly Website.
_____ *Draw out blueprints for a future science classroom, and include it on the website.
E. Energy Sources
Using online resources, in-class resources, and reference books from the library…
_____ *Complete the notes sheets about power plants.
_____ *Create a Pros and Cons chart for energy sources (coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, biomass, wind,
solar, tidal/hydropower, geothermal).
_____ Choose energy sources to include in your team’s city plans.
_____ Add a page to the Weebly Website. Guiding questions are listed below.
What energy sources will power the buildings?
What methods of transportation will be available community?
What methods of conservation will the city use?
Include city resources for your ideas. (Charging area for electric cars? Biofuel gas pumps?)
Where will the power plants (if any) be located?
Part IV. City Layout
_____ Map the layout of the city on graph paper or with an online program.
_____ Insert an image of the map on the website.
Consider the following:
housing
transportation
school
parks
food
land features
natural resources
office buildings
power plants
Part V. City Model
_____ Create a model of the city. Some options include:
Digital model – Minecraft Digital model – Eden
2D poster (1/2 sheet)
3D model (1/2 sheet)
Prezi
Keynote/Powerpoint
Digital model - Other
Project board
Other approved idea
Part VI. Presentation
_____ Share your proposal to rebuild the city at the City Planning meeting.
Projected presentation day is ___________________________.
water
green energy
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Group Contact Information
Name
Home Phone
Gaggle Email
Other
Group Work Contract
Develop a contract to ensure quality work and effort from all members.
All students, plus Mrs. Almarez, will sign the bottom of the contract.
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Group Signatures
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Mrs. Almarez’s Signature_________________