Mathematics in Energy: Grades 8-9 / National Science Teachers Association |
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1-watt bulb 980 Newtons Air Conditioner air pollution amount automobile average number bar graph burning 1 kg capita car travelling carbon monoxide circle graph Clothes dryer cm³ Coal cost of gasoline cubic centimeters Damage to commercial Damage to residential decimal fractions efficiency energy consumption Energy needed energy savings following problems food energy fractions to lowest fuel consumption rate gallons of gasoline heated by solar Hydropower income is spent joules saved lowest terms Mathematical Objectives Energy megajoules meters miles per gallon miles travelled million barrels million joules month Natural Gas Nitrogen Oxides number of gallons number of joules number of miles numbers in scientific Numerals Sample Problems Objectives Energy Objectives odometer Overview Mathematical Objectives percent of increase Petroleum pollution caused Practice Problems Reduce fractions released by burning Rico's family s/he scientific notation solar energy Solve the following source of fuel Student Activity Student Worksheet total energy total number utility bill whole numbers