Have you ever gone on a camping, fishing or mountain hiking trip where you had no electricity, running water or internet connection?
\nSome people might refer to this as \u201cliving off the grid.\u201d In this lesson, you will learn all about what it takes to live off the grid.<\/p>\n
Would you consider this type of a getaway as living off the grid?<\/a> Read this article to see if you\u2019d be interested in living without modern amenities. If you had to live without them, how would you like to go about it \u2013 a bit more glamorous, or would you like to rough it more?<\/p>\n Boondocking<\/a> There\u2019s so many different ways to live off the grid \u2013 whether you prefer accommodations like a tiny home or just sleeping between the trees, there\u2019s all types of ways to live off the grid. These are just the start to how you can spend time away from the rest of the world. But just how many are there? Time to find out. Research the different types of accommodations or ways you can live off the grid. What do you need to survive: What resources would you generally need? What goods would you need to take with you? Is there anything you would personally need that others may not? What are the necessities for surviving off the grid? Go through these items, and rank the different types of accommodation from the most luxurious to the least luxurious.<\/p>\n When living off the grid, you\u2019re going to need some type of energy source. Whether you bring a source \u2013 like a portable generator \u2013 or use natural sources, it\u2019s necessary to survival.<\/p>\n One of the components of the BEST competition, specifically in the engineering notebook, is using computer-aided design, or CAD, to design your robot. If you\u2019ve never used CAD before, this is a great time to start learning. Design a simple house using CAD that would be your dream home for living off the grid. If you don\u2019t have access to CAD, you may use any free online 3D modeling software. Be sure to refer to the different types of alternative energy you learned above.<\/p>\n Now that you know what it takes to live off the grid, would you be able to do it where you live now? Are there people that live in your community or nearby living off the grid? Do you know someone that is living off the grid? Talk to them and find out what it\u2019s like. Who knows, maybe you can invite someone to speak with your classmates about living off the grid.<\/p>\n Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy: create, explore, evaluate, generate, include, identify, list, observe, reflect, review, use, and write<\/p>\n Critical thinking, materials evaluation, reading comprehension, science, writing, researchWould you consider this type of getaway as living off the grid?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 \u201cliving off the grid.\u201d In this lesson, you will learn all about what it takes to live […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[347],"tags":[121,120,123,122],"class_list":["post-305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bestology-2019","tag-boondocking","tag-living-off-the-grid","tag-non-renewable-energy","tag-renewable-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Resources<\/h2>\n
\nSurvivor TV show<\/a>
\nRenewable and Non-Renewable Resources<\/a>
\nAlternative Energy<\/a>
\nGlamorous off-grid living.<\/a>
\nBEST resources<\/a><\/p>\nResearch\/Reflect\/Brainstorm<\/h2>\n
Activity<\/h2>\n
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BEST Connection<\/h2>\n
Community Connection<\/h2>\n
Bloom’s Taxonomy<\/h2>\n
Workforce Skills<\/h2>\n