{"id":476,"date":"2014-03-30T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T22:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2023-02-01T08:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T08:01:23","slug":"let-it-flow-bestology-week-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/2014\/03\/30\/let-it-flow-bestology-week-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Let It Flow \u2013 bESTology Week 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2951\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flow.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2951\" alt=\"Image:  redbubble.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flow-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flow-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flow-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: redbubble.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>Let It Flow \u2013 bESTology Week 9 <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A BEST teacher once said \u201cEnergy flows when knowledge grows\u201d.\u00a0 This inspirational teacher was referring to the FACT that the more we know and understand a subject, the more brainstorming and innovation can be applied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Whether it\u2019s food energy for our bodies, wind energy to turn a turbine or mechanical energy to move our cars; we always have room to grow, expand our knowledge and to get the energy flowing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe are all connected: to each other biologically, to the earth chemically and to the rest of the universe atomically.\u201d &#8211; Neil deGrasse Tyson<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To that end we are focusing on how we are connected, how everything flows and the energy required to get there.\u00a0 <strong>Ready, Set, Flow\u2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>Resources:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Forms_of_energy\">Forms of Energy \u2013 According to Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Electrical_grid\">Electrical Grid \u2013 According to Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernpower.com\/pdf\/Northwind100GeneralSpecification.pdf\">Turbine Specifications \u2013 Northern Power<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eia.gov\/energyexplained\/index.cfm?page=natural_gas_home\">U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ingaa.org\/Topics\/Pipelines101\/PipelineFunFacts.aspx\">Pipeline Fun Facts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polartank.com\/tank-trailers\/trailer-types\">Types of Tank Trucks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surakhsha.in\/stainless%20steel_milktankers.html\">Milk Tanker Truck Specifications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/EBchecked\/topic\/582652\/tanker\">Tanker Ships \u2013 According to Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cargotec.com\/en-global\/macgregor\/products\/Bulk-handling-equipment\/Gravity-systems\/Pages\/default.aspx\">MacGregor Gravity System in Ships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hopper_car\">Hopper Railcar \u2013 According to Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>Brainstorm: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It\u2019s a FACT, we are traveling down the road towards Bladerunner.\u00a0 After analyzing the resources above, brainstorm and create a list of energy sources that fuel animals, plants, vehicles and homes, e.g. fruit, fertilizer, natural gas, etc. \u00a0Discuss how \u201cflow\u201d or \u201cmovement\u201d are involved to transport each energy source.\u00a0\u00a0 Determine how \u201cflow\u201d differs between liquids, solids and gasses when transported.\u00a0 At the delivery point of a product, discuss how gravitational flow can be used to unload various types of energy sources such as milk, fertilizer, coal, etc. Continue your discussion and evaluate how engineers design trucks, ships, pipelines, power lines, etc. based on \u201cflow\u201d.\u00a0 Remember, it is always important to conserve energy during transport and delivery to keep costs low for the consumer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>Writing:\u00a0 <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let\u2019s continue to expand our knowledge and create a FACT booklet.\u00a0 Expanding on your brainstorming session above, research and collect facts concerning flow and storage of energy.\u00a0 Each FACT should contain knowledge of how the energy source is stored and\/or flows from the producer to the consumer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:\u00a0 FACT Card #1\u00a0 &#8211; Pigs inspect the flow inside of pipelines!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Pigs inspect pipelines. No, not the farm animals, but robotic devices called pigs because of the squealing sound they make when they travel through the pipelines. Smart pigs, developed in the 1960s, are used to evaluate the inside of the pipeline and ensure that they are safe. Pigs can ensure proper pipe structure and <b>flow<\/b>, detect signs of corrosion or leaks and also can be used to clean the lines.\u00a0 Smart pigs are just one of the\u00a0<\/i><i>many ways that the pipeline industry ensures safety<\/i><\/span><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ingaa.org\/Topics\/Pipelines101\/3515.aspx\">click HERE for the source<\/a>)\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:\u00a0 FACT Card #2 &#8211; Ships are built to carry bulk orange juice and other fruit juices!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are at least eleven dedicated fruit juice tankers currently in operation.\u00a0 These ships carry orange juice, primarily concentrate, under refrigeration from Brazil to the United States and to Europe and, less frequently, to Asia and the Pacific.\u00a0 The ships generally are divided into four or five cargo holds into which are placed between one and four refrigerated cylindrical stainless steel tanks specially designed for carriage of orange juice.\u00a0 Fresh juice is carried at a temperature of -1\u00b0C, while concentrated juice is carried at a temperature of -10\u00b0C.<\/span>\u00a0(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maritimeprofessional.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">lick HERE for the source<\/span><\/a>)<\/span> \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now that you have the beginning of a collection of FACT cards written, please continue with more of your own.\u00a0 Once complete, let this knowledge \u201cflow\u201d throughout your community by sharing FACTS with your classmates and family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>BEST Robot:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Let the creative juices continue to flow and predict the tasks your robot will perform this year for Bladerunner.\u00a0 Using the provided consumable kit components, sketch possible designs of how your robot could deliver various products using \u201cflow\u201d.\u00a0 Base your sketches on current day engineering designs of ships, trucks and pipelines.\u00a0 Document your designs by creating a chart\/diagram showing the flow of delivering the product from the robot. These technical resources may come in handy this fall!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><b>Community Connection:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scavenger Hunt!\u00a0 How many <b>energy<\/b> storage \u201ccontainers\u201d can you identify in your home, school and community?\u00a0 Refer to the list you generated in the Brainstorm activity &#8211; energy sources that fuel animals, plants, vehicles, etc.\u00a0 Compete against your classmates to find the most unusual container and the largest container.\u00a0 Invite a guest from a local energy facility to share with your class how \u201cflow\u201d is involved in either storage or delivery of their product.\u00a0 Display your findings on Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy:<\/b> analyze, brainstorm, chart, collect, compete, create, diagram, determine, discuss, display, document, evaluate, invite, list, predict, refer, research, share, sketch, write<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Workforce Skills:<\/b> reading comprehension, active listening, critical thinking, speaking, active learning, writing, social perceptiveness, systems analysis, complex problem solving, equipment selection, science, technology design<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let It Flow &ndash; bESTology Week 9 <br \/>\nA BEST teacher once said &ldquo;Energy flows when knowledge grows&rdquo;.&nbsp; This inspirational teacher was referring to the FACT that the more we know and understand a subject, the more brainstorming and innovation can be applied.<br \/>\nWhether it&rsquo;s food energy for our bodies, wind energy to turn a turbine or mechanical energy to move our cars; we always have room to grow, expand our knowledge and to get the energy flowing.<br \/>\n&ldquo;We are &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[342],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bestology-2014","tag-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476","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\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":477,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions\/477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}