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==Week 6 - June 29, 2015==
==Week 6 - June 29, 2015==
===6 - lunes===
===6 - lunes===
Topics covered: Quiz on energy, Presentations, Finishing up, Rainwater
Topics covered: Presentations, Finishing up, Heat


;Assignments due:  
;Assignments due:  
# Appropedia page - more updates, design, maintenance, etc.
===6 - martes===
Topics covered: Rainwater and Appropriate Technology
;Assignments due:
#Heat needed to maintain the temperature daily in BTU/day.
*Using the following assumptions:
**Wall: 14 ft<sup>2</sup>*<sup>o</sup>F*hr/BTU    
**Window: 0.9 ft<sup>2</sup>*<sup>o</sup>F*hr/BTU 
**Door: 2.3 ft<sup>2</sup>*<sup>o</sup>F*hr/BTU 
**Roof: 35 ft<sup>2</sup>*<sup>o</sup>F*hr/BTU 
**Avg T<sub>out</sub>: 36 <sup>o</sup>F
**Avg T<sub>in</sub>: 70 <sup>o</sup>F
**Room: 14' x 20' x 12' (tall)
**3 Windows: 3' x 2'
**1 Door: 8' x 3'
# Assume your pirate quarters are losing 60,000 BTU/day through poor insulation. Also assume that you want it to be 75 °F inside, average temperature outside is 50 °F, and that your comfortable range is 12 °F. State any other assumptions you make.  
# Assume your pirate quarters are losing 60,000 BTU/day through poor insulation. Also assume that you want it to be 75 °F inside, average temperature outside is 50 °F, and that your comfortable range is 12 °F. State any other assumptions you make.  
## How large would a window need to be to replace all that energy with solar?
## How large would a window need to be to replace all that energy with solar?
## How large would the thermal mass need to be to comfortably absorb and release that heat?
## How large would the thermal mass need to be to comfortably absorb and release that heat?
# Appropedia page design, maintenance, etc.
# Read [[Portal:Rainwater harvesting]] and [[Basic rainwater collection calculations]]
 
===6 - martes===
All day work day.


===6 - miércoles===
===6 - miércoles===
Topics covered: Quiz on building and permaculture, Presentation and Appropriate Technology - Prepare for Thursday's presentation
Topics covered: Quiz on building and permaculture, Presentation and Appropriate Technology - Prepare for Friday's presentation
;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
# Practice presentations
# Practice presentations
# Read [[Portal:Rainwater harvesting]] and [[Basic rainwater collection calculations]]
# Final draft of Appropedia page, before final feedback. You will have final feedback by the end of Friday. See Friday for more information.


===6 - jueves===
===6 - jueves===
Topics covered:  
Topics covered: Presentations in Las Malvinas
*Give Lonny your presentation by 1pm
*Family Dinner/Ceremony at UNIBE @4
*Presentations at UNIBE @5
*Presentations at Las Malvinas @7:30


;Assignments due:
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===6 - viernes===
===6 - viernes===
Topics covered:  
Topics covered: Delta Plus, Decompression, Etc.
*Arroyo Norte @9am
*Family Dinner/Ceremony at UNIBE @4
*Final class/quiz @1pm
*Presentations at UNIBE @5
 
;Assignments due (all due by Wednesday at midnight PST):
;Assignments due (all due by Wednesday at midnight PST):
# Final quiz (Please try to finish by Sunday night).
# Final quiz (Please try to finish by Sunday night).

Revision as of 19:34, 26 June 2015

This is a page for conveying homework assignments for Practivistas Dominicana Appropriate Technology courses from May 23rd to July 4th, 2015. Assignments are due before class starts on the day denoted below.

Tentative calendar

Week 1 - May 25, 2015

1 - lunes

Topics covered: US and Program introductions, Experiences in country so far, Getting around, Cultural norms, Syllabus design, Paperwork, Schedule, Shirt size, Expectations, Emergency procedures, A little about AT, Group Introductions (uno a uno)

1 - martes

Topics covered: Appropriate Technologies (ppts y paginas), Appropedia

Assignments due
  1. Read Mundane Science article and Appropedia pages:
  2. Write three sentences, a haiku, or draw a diagram about one of these projects.
  3. On the same piece of paper, write a paragraph or draw a diagram combining all of these projects.

1 - miércoles

Topics covered: Microhydro and Appropriate Technology

Assignments due
  1. read the notes at Jottings on appropriate technology on differing definitions of Appropriate Technology and write a draft of your personal definition.
  2. Make/update your Appropedia user page
  3. Add one relevant construction, renewable energy, appropriate technology, or engineering word to Practivistas Dominicana/vocabulary

1 - jueves

Topics covered: Mas AT examples, Microhdyro intro, Las Malvinas Fieldtrip

Assignments due
  1. Find and record a photo and location for each of two local example ATs from Santo Domingo in groups of two
    • For each of the two topics, answer the following, preferably in Spanish:
      • Brief description such as type and application.
      • Location (address or coordinates)
      • Justification as Appropriate Technology based on a definition of AT.
      • Issues with its appropriateness based on a definition of AT.
      • Notes, such as phone number, if applicable.
  2. Post your AT examples to Practivistas Dominicana/AT Gallery. Wait until after you do your userpage for instructions on how.

1 - viernes

Topics covered: Projects, Microhydro, Objective, Criteria, Literature Review

Assignments due
  1. Read:
  2. Draw a diagram of a basic microhydro system with labels in spanish or english.

1 - sabado

Topics covered: Ghetto2Garden fieldtrip meet at UNIBE at 9am

1 - domingo

Topics covered: Mothers Day

Week 2 - June 1, 2015

2 - lunes

Topics covered: Microhydro, AT, Criteria

Assignments due
  1. Copy and paste the template into your page:
  2. Populate section for Opportunity definition aka Problem statement
  3. Create section for Literature Review
    • RESEARCH! Minimum of 8 hours. Due before class.

2 - martes

Topics covered: Criteria, Microhydro, Work in communities after class. LM before 4pm, AN probably at 5pm, Solar check.

Assignments due
  1. Populate subsection for Criteria

2 - miércoles

Topics covered: Las Malvinas work trip, all afternoon to evening

Assignments due
  1. Recalculate Pnet for the MH system from class today, but using 3" pipe
    • Qmax=200GPM
    • Hstatic=43 ft
    • run=280ft
    • %take=0.5
    • e=0.83
  2. Calculate Pmax (very easy) and compare to Pnet2.5 (from class) and Pnet3 (from #1)
  3. Add one word related to Practivistas to Practivistas Dominicana/vocabulary
  4. Read https://web.archive.org/web/20100707092413/http://sgp.undp.org/download/SGP_DominicanRepublic2.pdf, http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/technology/2010/8/11/36616/Jarabacoa-village-gets-two-micro-hydroelectric-stations and HSU Chiapas micro hydro feasibility study.
  5. Optional - do this problem set on unit conversion

2 - jueves

Topics covered: Microhydro fieldtrip meet at UNIBE at 9am

2 - viernes

Topics covered: Syllabus, Project planning, quiz review

Assignments due
  • Calculations from Lab

2 - sabado

Topics covered: Field trip meet at UNIBE at 7am.

2 - domingo

  • Arrive in afternoon get more work done!

Week 3 - June 8, 2015

3 - lunes

Topics covered: Projects, Electricity, check in, Quiz

3 - martes

Topics covered: Teams, Chindogu

Assignments due

3 - miércoles

Topics covered: more electricity, Timeline, Budget

Assignments due
  1. Read Electricity basics

3 - jueves

Topics covered: Projects and alternative solutions

Assignments due
  1. Add Abstract and background section at top of document. See Practivistas Dominicana/Page template and criteria for more guidance on tentative grading criteria.
  2. add starting Budget to Appropedia page. See Help:Table_examples#Cost_Table.
  3. add timeline to Appropedia page
==Abstract==
<center>''Short abstract describing the project from background to conclusion''</center>

==Background==
Describe the background of the project. Make sure to cover who, what, why, when and where…

3 - viernes

Topics covered: Power, energy, finishing electricty

Assignments due
  1. Circuits handout

3 - sabado

Project fieldwork day

3 - domingo

Project fieldwork day

Week 4 - June 15, 2015

4 - lunes

Topics covered: Solar

Assignments due
  1. Find an error in HowStuffWorks Hydropower (no more than 30 minutes. Bring in on a scrap of paper.)
  2. electrical energy audit for your house (US, RD, wherever). Email to TAs.

4 - martes

Topics covered: Frustration and community projects, finding next steps, engaging

Assignments due
  1. Solar panel sizing. Design a panel that is 18 V and approximately 20 W using 2.5" x 1" cells.
  2. And the one from class.

4 - miércoles

Topics covered: Field work, finishing solar, starting sustainable construction, Solar sizing

4 - jueves

Topics covered: Building to last, Failures

4 - viernes

Topics covered: Building, electricity and energy quiz review, next steps

Assignments due
  1. For the following questions assume PV panels with 15% efficiency, BOS efficiency of 90%, and that we are building in Arcata:
    1. A 2kW PV system takes up how much area?
    2. Calculate the total cost of that 2kW system.
    3. Calculate the total yearly energy delivered to the house from that 2kW PV system.
    4. You see a different house with about 300 square feet of solar panels. How much energy are they producing on a daily basis? Does this seem reasonable (why or why not).
  2. If you have a 100W radio that needs to be running 12 hours per day in Arcata, calculate the size of solar array you will need so that you will have net zero energy for (a) the month of February, (b) the month of July, (c) the year.
  3. More

4 - sabado

Topics covered: Beach day

4 - domingo

Project work

Assignments due:

  • Project update on Appropedia

Week 5 - June 22, 2015

5 - lunes

Topics covered: Permaculture, Coco, Fair Trade, etc.

Assignments due

5 - martes

Topics covered: Short lecture, finding your internal fuel for the final push All day work day.

5 - miércoles

Topics covered: Finishing solar, review for quiz, starting natural building and heat

Assignments due
  • This assignment is (the rare) one per team, with all of your names on it. A table relating your project to the 12 Principles of Permaculture. It should have a column for the guidelines, a column for what you are already doing to meet that principle, and a column of what you could do better or in the future to meet that principle. The only way to receive a 10 would be to rock the assignment and include image(s), emailed to the TAs and Lonny, from your project that describe how your project meets various principles.

5 - jueves

Topics covered: Short lecture, building to last

5 - viernes

Topics covered: Quiz on energy, More natural building, Planning for last weekend of work

Week 6 - June 29, 2015

6 - lunes

Topics covered: Presentations, Finishing up, Heat

Assignments due
  1. Appropedia page - more updates, design, maintenance, etc.

6 - martes

Topics covered: Rainwater and Appropriate Technology

Assignments due
  1. Heat needed to maintain the temperature daily in BTU/day.
  • Using the following assumptions:
    • Wall: 14 ft2*oF*hr/BTU    
    • Window: 0.9 ft2*oF*hr/BTU 
    • Door: 2.3 ft2*oF*hr/BTU 
    • Roof: 35 ft2*oF*hr/BTU 
    • Avg Tout: 36 oF
    • Avg Tin: 70 oF
    • Room: 14' x 20' x 12' (tall)
    • 3 Windows: 3' x 2'
    • 1 Door: 8' x 3'
  1. Assume your pirate quarters are losing 60,000 BTU/day through poor insulation. Also assume that you want it to be 75 °F inside, average temperature outside is 50 °F, and that your comfortable range is 12 °F. State any other assumptions you make.
    1. How large would a window need to be to replace all that energy with solar?
    2. How large would the thermal mass need to be to comfortably absorb and release that heat?
  2. Read Portal:Rainwater harvesting and Basic rainwater collection calculations

6 - miércoles

Topics covered: Quiz on building and permaculture, Presentation and Appropriate Technology - Prepare for Friday's presentation

Assignments due
  1. Practice presentations
  2. Final draft of Appropedia page, before final feedback. You will have final feedback by the end of Friday. See Friday for more information.

6 - jueves

Topics covered: Presentations in Las Malvinas

Assignments due
  1. How much water can a 2000 ft^2 house catch, with a metal roof, in Santo Domingo in an average June?
  2. Printout of presentation (6 slides per page)
  3. Digital version of powerpoint

6 - viernes

Topics covered: Delta Plus, Decompression, Etc.

  • Family Dinner/Ceremony at UNIBE @4
  • Presentations at UNIBE @5
Assignments due (all due by Wednesday at midnight PST)
  1. Final quiz (Please try to finish by Sunday night).
  2. Final writeup (This is your completed Appropedia page.)
  3. Final peer evaluation
    • Please grade yourself and your teammates on your project.
    • Make one short paragraph for each person (including yourself). State the letter grade deserved and be thorough on your justification. Your final project grades are affected by this peer evaluation.
    • Please also include any program/project feedback that you are comfortable with me sharing openly.
    • Email it to me, with the subject "Practivistas: YOUR NAME-Peer Evaluation" (replacing the ALLCAPS).
  4. Final video
    • As discussed, a short (1 to 5 minutes) video that is some combination of inspirational and instructional (how to make and or maintain). You can pick the combination that suits your project best, or make separate shorter videos for each.
    • On windows try the built-in Movie Maker, or the free and simple FreeMake, or the free and complex/full featured Handbrake.
  5. Thank you notes
    • You do not need to turn these in to me. If you have emails of people you would like to thank, please do so before Saturday.
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