Math Lesson: Illumination and Energy Efficiency
Created by Teacher(s): Greta Stacy, Scott Anderson|Published on: October 13, 2024
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: Mathematics
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Created by: Wisconsin Climate Education Hub teachers
Region: Global
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Synopsis
Students investigate the lighting in the school’s halls, then take action and de-lamp a hall.
Inquire: Students examine three halls and classify them as too bright, too dim, or just right.
Investigate: Students measure the lux levels in three hallways and compare them to the industry standard.
Inspire: Students calculate the amount of money and CO2 emissions caused by overlighting a hallway and then de-lamp an overlit hallway.
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Greta Stacy
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Greta Stacy holds a Bachelor of Chemistry from Smith College, a Master of Teaching from Hamline University, and a Graduate Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the University of Limerick. She has nine years of experience teaching chemistry, science, and mathematics for grades 9–12. Greta holds a Minnesota 9–12 Chemistry teaching license, UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Irish Teaching Council registration, and certifications in International Baccalaureate Chemistry and Advanced Placement Biology.
Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville and a Master's degree in Instruction from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. He has been teaching STEM for grades 9–12 since 2006, bringing prior industry experience as an engineer into the classroom to connect learning with real-world applications. Scott holds a Wisconsin Lifetime Teaching License and leads hands-on sustainability initiatives as the Wisconsin Green Team advisor, while supporting climate education as a lesson author for SubjectToClimate.
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