Margaret M. Loos
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Values Clarification Activity
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Of the following, rate five A. Absolutely necessary
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A=4
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B. Necessary
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B=3
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C. I hate to give it up, but I can
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C=2
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D. Easy to give up.
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D=1
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1. Trip to New York
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2. Bike riding
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3. Blowdryer
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4. Chewing Gum
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5. Watching T.V.
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6. Dishwasher
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7. Deodorants
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8. Streetlights
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9. Soda
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10. Fruit
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11. Hot Water
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12. Flush Toilets
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13. Makeup
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14. Walking
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15. Roller skating
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16. Air Conditioning
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17. City parks
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18. Ironed clothes
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19. Plastic Containers
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20. Rock Concerts
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1. Each student should pick an activity.
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2. Construct a visual representation of each for number of A’s, B’s, C’s and D’s assigned by class.
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3. As a group, construct a bar graph for class average value for 1-20.
II.
FOOD BAG GAME
This is a game in which foodstuffs are brought in by students and put in a brown paper bag, e.g. vegetables from the garden, fruit from California, tea bags packaged in a metal container, chewing gum. Students are to rate each article from 1-5 in four categories of energy consumption.
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Item
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Distance from Origin
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Processing
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Packaging
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Renewability
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QUESTIONS:
Are any of these foods “junk” foods?
Are any of these stimulants?
Are any of these foods “prestige” foods?
Which ones demand the highest price in energy?
FINISH THE CLASS BY EATING THE FRUIT!
III. HOME QUESTIONNAIRE
DO YOU OWN YOUR HOUSE? ___ RENT YOUR APARTMENT? ___
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1. Is your furnace in your house? ____
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in another building? ____
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2. What kind of fuel do you use?
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oil ____
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gas ____
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electric heat ____
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other ____ What kind? _______
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3. What kind of stove do you have? oil ____
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gas ____
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electric ____
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wood ____
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4. Is your building well insulated? Yes ____ No ____
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Do you have storm windows? Yes ____ No ____
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5. How old is your furnace? 1-5 ____ years
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6-10 ____ years
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10-15 ____ years
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15-20 ____ years
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20+ ____ years
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6. About how many square feet of house area do you heat? ____If you don’t know, answer next two questions. How many rooms? ____ Large rooms? Yes ____ No ____
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7. If you rent, is your heat included in the rent? Yes ____ No ____
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8. Have you had a rent increase this year? Yes ____ No ____
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9. If you buy your own fuel, how much has it increased in price? For instance, in 1980-81 my oil went from $1.04 a gallon to $1.38 a gallon, down to $1.22 in June.
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September _______
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March _______
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June _______
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10. Do you drive a car? _______
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11. Do you have a refrigerator? _______ Toaster? _______ TV _______
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Hair dryer? _______ Curling Iron? _______ Washer? _______
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Dryer? _______ Other? _______
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12. Where do you think you lose the most heat? DOORS? ____ WINDOWS? ____ BADLY BUILT HOUSE? ____ ROOF? ____ OTHER? ____
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13. Who controls the heat in your house? One parent? ____ All adults? ____ Everybody in the house changes the thermostat?
V. Car Use
Survey
This may be done at a toll booth gate on any convenient major traffic avenue at commuter hours. A comparison of the data on how many passengers each car carries within a period of 15 minutes may be converted into a graph.
VI.
Skill Development
Students learn to read a meter and an electric bill.
VII.
Media Watch
1. List of commercials on energy on T.V.
2. Cartoons on energy.
3. Articles in paper, particularly on federal program on energy.
