All lessons from the BEST 2019 season
The Most Dangerous Jobs in the World Over the past 12 weeks, we’ve discussed many aspects of living off the grid. Here is a quick summary of all the topics we have discussed: Week 1 – What is a GRID? Week 2 – Types of grids Week 3 – High Read more…
Internet of Things In the ninth grade, I was working on a project based on the Titanic. My mom dropped me off at the library, and I spent a few hours conducting research, taking notes from various books and encyclopedias and scanning photos. While I had encyclopedias at home, they Read more…
Driverless I’ve spent this past week looking for a new car. It’s been many years since I purchased a new vehicle and when I went to the dealership, I was amazed by all the new technology that has been implemented in some of these new cars. This includes features like Read more…
Cyberattacks This week’s lesson is all about cyberattacks. Cyberattacks are malicious Internet operations launched primarily by criminal organizations seeking to steal money, financial data, intellectual property or to simply disrupt the operations of company. Countries also get involved in what are referred to as state-sponsored cyberattacks, where they seek to Read more…
Catastrophes This week’s lesson is all about catastrophes. A catastrophic event is a natural or man-made incident (including terrorism) that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage or disruption severely affecting the population, infrastructure, environment, economy, national morale and/or government functions. Tsunamis are just one kind of natural disaster. Watch Read more…
Lets Get Wired If you were asked to drive from Austin to Dallas, or Houston to San Antonio, you would choose the right route for your trip, get in the car and drive. Our cities have built a grid of roads that allow us to get from one place to Read more…
Surviving off the Grid Have you ever gone on a camping, fishing or mountain hiking trip where you had no electricity, running water or internet connection? Some people might refer to this as “living off the grid.” In this lesson, you will learn all about what it takes to live Read more…
Living Autonomously This week, you will learn all about living autonomously and what it means to live an autonomous life. The word autonomous commonly means to be independent of something. This could be living an autonomous life and having the power to make your own decisions, or an independent country Read more…
Transformers This week you will learn all about transformers. Watch this video about Transformers What is a transformer? A transformer is a static device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through the process of electromagnetic induction. It is most commonly used to increase (step up) or Read more…
High Voltage According to Merriam-Webster, high voltage usually means electrical energy at voltages high enough to inflict harm on living organisms. Equipment and conductors that carry high voltage warrant particular safety requirements and procedures. In certain industries, high voltage means voltage above a particular threshold. This week you will Read more…
Types of Grids In this lesson you will learn more about the many different kinds of grids. You should learn to identify the various variety of grids and how each one relates to your own life. Since there are so many types, you may choose to research only one kind Read more…
What is a GRID? In this lesson we will learn what a grid is. The word grid will be discussed in great depth during this season of bESTology. So let’s see what this word grid is all about. Definition of a grid: These definitions are directly form the Online Oxford Read more…