The Hildebrand Department of Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin presents:
Energize the Future Workshop*
for Texas High School Teachers at CAST 2023
*presentations, supporting documents and resources are uploaded to this page
Thursday, November 9, 2023
George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas
Instructors: Sabrina Ewald, Dr. Hilary Olson, Dr. Jon Olson, The University of Texas at Austin
Agenda
Workshop Presentation pptx
Workshop goals and introduction of educators and participants
Presentation: Energy and Energy Intensity Introduction
Activity: Power of Potatoes docx
*Resource for ordering ballast bags pdf
Presentation: Energy and Energy Intensity Conclusion
Activity: Graphs – GDP vs. Energy pdf
Discussion: GDP vs. Energy
Presentation: Introduction to Carbon Emissions
Activity: Emissions from Fossil Fuels at the Global Scale
- Energy Resources Efficiency Ranking Worksheet pdf
- China, India, US Emissions Comparison pdf
- Discussion Questions docx
Activity: Free-Response Questions on Energy pdf
*Enlarged Graph pdf
Wrap-Up & Resources:
- EnergyExcursions.com teacher page
- Energize the Future mini-course
- TEKS alignment
- Teacher Community
- Energy Science & Technology Institute summer workshop at The University of Texas at Austin
