How Do We Get To A Sustainable Energy Future?

Use your own words, images, and drawings to answer the question, what is energy. Share with others around you. 

Choose one exercise to do and exercise for at least 5 minutes (run in place, do pushups, jumping jacks, etc.)

Record the type of exercise you did, how long you did it and your estimated weight (this is only used for the app)

use this website to calculate your energy burned (calories) for the exercise you did.

1. Choose 1 electrical appliance (phone charger, microwave, light bulb, refrigerator, etc)

2. Find the power of the device (in watts or kilowatts) on the device itself or by using

Google. Record the power below along with the estimated amount of hours you use the

3. Power tells you how quickly this device uses energy. Multiply your power by the amount

Of hours you use the device to get your energy usage. Electrical energy is often in watt-

Most people eat about 1600-3000 calories per day. 1 calorie is 4.184 Joules (the general unit of energy), that means that someone that is eating 2000 calories a day takes in 8368 joules. 

According to the calculator, a 150lb person who runs a half marathon in two hours will burn an estimated 1,486 calories or 6142 joules an iphone x has a battery that can store about 10.5 watt-hours (wh) of energy. 

1 watt hour is about 3600 joules. that means that an iphone battery holds up to 37800 joules of energy

use your words and drawing to answer the question, what is energy?

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