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==Week 2 - June 1, 2015==
==Week 2 - June 1, 2015==
===2 - lunes===
===2 - lunes===
Topics covered: Microhydro, AT
Topics covered: Microhydro, AT, Criteria
;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
#Copy and paste the template into your page:
#Copy and paste the template into your page:
#*[[Project template and grading]]
#*[[Practivistas Dominicana/Page template and criteria]]
*[[Practivistas Solar 2015]] (you will also update previous pages, and probably eventually make a new one for LM)
#*[[Practivistas solar 2015]] (you will also update previous pages, and probably eventually make a new one for LM)
*[[Las Malvinas hullkrete 2015]] (you will also update previous pages)
#*[[Las Malvinas hullkrete 2015]] (you will also update previous pages)
*[[Arroyo Norte waste plastic innovation]]  
#*[http://www.appropedia.org/Las_Malvinas_Botica_Popular_2015 Las Malvinas Botica Popular 2015]
#*[[Arroyo Norte waste plastic innovation]]  
#Populate section for Opportunity definition aka Problem statement
#Populate section for Opportunity definition aka Problem statement
#Create section for Literature Review
#Create section for Literature Review
#* RESEARCH! Minimum of 8 hours. Due before class.  
#* RESEARCH! Minimum of 8 hours. Due before class.


===2 - martes===
===2 - martes===
Topics covered: Criteria, Microhydro, Work in communities after class. LM at 3pm, AN probably at 5pm, Solar check.
Topics covered: Criteria, Microhydro, Work in communities after class. LM before 4pm, AN probably at 5pm, Solar check.


;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
#Populate subsection for Criteria
#Populate subsection for Criteria
#Calculate power and inefficiency from the El Limon data:
#*Q=110 GPM
#*H<sub>dynamic</sub>=385 ft
#*I=27A
#*V=227V
#Calculate total energy delivered (assuming the P we found was the average P) per day
#*To town
#*per household
#Describe the El Limon system with pictures, diagrams, art, etc. If you work in a team, state so explicitly and make it wonderful.
#Read 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]].
#Optional - do this [http://student.ccbcmd.edu/~cyau1/121PractProbOnUnitConversionSp2005.pdf problem set on unit conversion]. 


===2 - miércoles===
===2 - miércoles===
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#*e=0.83
#*e=0.83
#Calculate P<sub>max</sub> (very easy) and compare to P<sub>net2.5</sub> (from class) and P<sub>net3</sub> (from #1)
#Calculate P<sub>max</sub> (very easy) and compare to P<sub>net2.5</sub> (from class) and P<sub>net3</sub> (from #1)
#Calculate everything about the El Limon system, including:
#*H<sub>static</sub> (working your way backwards)
#*e
#*P<sub>max</sub>
#*Assuming there are just a few of each fitting and no M/F adapters
#Add one word related to Practivistas to [[Practivistas Dominicana/vocabulary]]
#Add one word related to Practivistas to [[Practivistas Dominicana/vocabulary]]
#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]].
#Optional - do this [http://student.ccbcmd.edu/~cyau1/121PractProbOnUnitConversionSp2005.pdf problem set on unit conversion]. 


===2 - jueves===
===2 - jueves===
Topics covered: Microhydro fieldtrip
Topics covered: Microhydro fieldtrip meet at UNIBE at 9am


===2 - viernes===
===2 - viernes===
Topics covered: Project selections, Literature review, More sustainable construction, project selection
Topics covered: Syllabus, Project planning, quiz review


;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
*Goals
*Calculations from Lab
*Top 3 project picks


===2 - sabado===
===2 - sabado===
Topics covered: Field trip meet at UNIBE at 9am.
Topics covered: Field trip meet at UNIBE at 7am.


===2 - domingo===
===2 - domingo===
*Your community visit in the morning.
*Arrive in afternoon get more work done!
*Las Malvinas community meeting at 4pm.


==Week 3 - June 8, 2015==
==Week 3 - June 8, 2015==
===3 - lunes===
===3 - lunes===
Topics covered: Syllabus, Projects, Community meeting followup, check in, Chindogu
Topics covered: Projects, Electricity, check in, Quiz


===3 - martes===
===3 - martes===
Topics covered: Groups, electricity
Topics covered: Teams, Chindogu


;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:


===3 - miércoles===
===3 - miércoles===
Topics covered: more electricity, microhydro quiz
Topics covered: more electricity, Timeline, Budget


;Assignments due
;Assignments due
#Rock the quiz
# Read [[Electricity basics]]


===3 - jueves===
===3 - jueves===
Topics covered: Project work day
Topics covered: Projects and alternative solutions


;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
#Add Abstract and background section at top of document. See [[Practivistas Dominicana/Page template and criteria]] for more guidance on tentative grading criteria.
#Add Abstract and background section at top of document. See [[Practivistas Dominicana/Page template and criteria]] for more guidance on tentative grading criteria.
#add starting Budget to Appropedia page. See [[Help:Table_examples#Cost_Table]].
#add timeline to Appropedia page
#*minimum requirement: [[La Yuca schoolroom renovation#Proposed Timeline]]
#*Gantt chart style (this was for just one of that team's projects): [[La Yuca small scale renewable energy 2012#Timeline]]
#*More of what you want to eventually have: [[Las Malvinas ecoladrillo schoolroom 2012/Timeline]], [[Las Malvinas botica popular hullkrete 2013#Timeline]], [[Las Malvinas botica popular ecoladrillo 2013#Timeline]]
<pre>
<pre>
==Abstract==
==Abstract==
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Describe the background of the project. Make sure to cover who, what, why, when and where…
Describe the background of the project. Make sure to cover who, what, why, when and where…
</pre>
</pre>


===3 - viernes===
===3 - viernes===
Topics covered: Alternative solutions, Timeline, Budget, Thermal mass
Topics covered: Power, energy, finishing electricty
   
   
;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
#Circuits handout


===3 - sabado===
===3 - sabado===
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==Week 4 - June 15, 2015==
==Week 4 - June 15, 2015==
===4 - lunes===
===4 - lunes===
Topics covered: Natural building, Earthen Ovens, Frustration and community projects, finding next steps, engaging
Topics covered: Solar
;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
#Solar panel sizing. Design a panel that is 18 V and approximately 20 W using 2.5" x 1" cells.
# Find an error in [http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/hydropower-plant.htm HowStuffWorks Hydropower] (no more than 30 minutes. Bring in on a scrap of paper.)
# Read [[Electricity basics]]
# [[How to do an electrical energy audit|electrical energy audit]] for your house (US, RD, wherever). Email to TAs.
#add Budget to Appropedia page. See [[Help:Table_examples#Cost_Table]].
#add timeline to Appropedia page
#*minimum requirement: [[La Yuca schoolroom renovation#Proposed Timeline]]  
#*Gantt chart style (this was for just one of that team's projects): [[La Yuca small scale renewable energy 2012#Timeline]]
#*More of what you want to eventually have: [[Las Malvinas ecoladrillo schoolroom 2012/Timeline]], [[Las Malvinas botica popular hullkrete 2013#Timeline]], [[Las Malvinas botica popular ecoladrillo 2013#Timeline]]


===4 - martes===
===4 - martes===
Topics covered: Solar sizing
Topics covered: Frustration and community projects, finding next steps, engaging


;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
# Find an error in [http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/hydropower-plant.htm HowStuffWorks Hydropower] (no more than 30 minutes.  Bring in on a scrap of paper.)
#Solar panel sizing. Design a panel that is 18 V and approximately 20 W using 2.5" x 1" cells.
# Start a [[How to do an electrical energy audit|electrical energy audit]] for your house (US, RD, wherever). You will turn this in on Friday.
#And the one from class.
#  For the following questions assume PV panels with 15% efficiency, BOS efficiency of 90%, and that we are building in Arcata:
## A 2kW PV system takes up how much area?
## Calculate the total cost of that 2kW system.
## Calculate the total yearly energy delivered to the house from that 2kW PV system.
## 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).
# 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.


===4 - miércoles===
===4 - miércoles===
Topics covered: Field work, finishing solar, starting sustainable construction
Topics covered: Field work, finishing solar, starting sustainable construction, Solar sizing


===4 - jueves===
===4 - jueves===
Dia de Corpus Cristi
Topics covered: Building to last, Failures
 
Project work day all day
 
PS This was the presentation from when we started the building topic - http://prezi.com/ypv9igvujnba/more-sustainable-construction/


===4 - viernes===
===4 - viernes===
Topics covered: Solar quiz, next steps
Topics covered: Building, electricity and energy quiz review, next steps


;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
Home Energy Audit - email to TAs
#  For the following questions assume PV panels with 15% efficiency, BOS efficiency of 90%, and that we are building in Arcata:
## A 2kW PV system takes up how much area?
## Calculate the total cost of that 2kW system.
## Calculate the total yearly energy delivered to the house from that 2kW PV system.
## 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).
# 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.
#More


===4 - sabado===
===4 - sabado===
Topics covered: Project
Topics covered: Beach day
 
===4 - domingo===
Project work


Assignments due:
Assignments due:
* Project update on Appropedia
* Project update on Appropedia
===4 - domingo===
*Beach Day!!!


==Week 5 - June 22, 2015==
==Week 5 - June 22, 2015==
===5 - lunes===
===5 - lunes===
Topics covered: Construction heat, Appropriate Technology
Topics covered: Permaculture, Coco, Fair Trade, etc.


;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
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===5 - martes===
===5 - martes===
Topics covered: Short lecture, finding your internal fuel for the final push
All day work day.
All day work day.


===5 - miércoles===
===5 - miércoles===
Topics covered: Solar
Topics covered: Finishing solar, review for quiz, starting natural building and heat
 
;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'
 
Topics covered: Solar lab


;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
Find:
*This assignment is (the rare) one per team, with all of your names on it. A table relating your project to the [[Principles_of_permaculture|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===
===5 - jueves===
All day work day.
Topics covered: Short lecture, building to last


===5 - viernes===
===5 - viernes===
Topics covered: thermal mass, earth ovens
Topics covered: Quiz on energy, More natural building, Planning for last weekend of work
 
;Assignments due:
*


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


;Assignments due:  
;Assignments due:  
# 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.
# Appropedia page - more updates, design, maintenance, etc.
## 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?
# Appropedia page design, maintenance, etc.


===6 - martes===
===6 - martes===
All day work day.
Topics covered: Rainwater and Appropriate Technology
 
;Assignments due:


===6 - miércoles===
===6 - miércoles===
Topics covered: Quiz, Presentation and Appropriate Technology - Prepare for Thursday's presentation
Topics covered: heat, Presentation and Appropriate Technology - Prepare for Friday's presentation
;Assignments due:
;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'
# 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: quiz on heat, building, and permaculture, Presentations in Las Malvinas
*Give Lonny your presentation by 1pm
*Family Dinner at UNIBE @2
*Family Ceremony at UNIBE @4
*Presentations at UNIBE @5
*Presentations at Las Malvinas @7:30


;Assignments due:
;Assignments due:
#How much water can a 2000 ft^2 house catch, with a metal roof, in Santo Domingo in an average June?
 
#<s>How much water can a 2000 ft^2 house catch, with a metal roof, in Santo Domingo in an average June?</s>
# Printout of presentation (6 slides per page)
# Printout of presentation (6 slides per page)
# Digital version of powerpoint
# Digital version of powerpoint


===6 - viernes===
===6 - viernes===
Topics covered:  
Topics covered: Delta Plus, Decompression, Etc.
*Arroyo Norte @9am
*Family Lunch/Ceremony at UNIBE 11:30am
*Final class/quiz @1pm
*Class at 2pm
;Assignments due (all due by Wednesday at midnight PST):
*Presentations at UNIBE at 5pm
# Final quiz (Please try to finish by Sunday night).
 
;Assignments due (Please try to finish by Sunday night, but all are due by next Friday at midnight PST):
# Final quiz (this will come by email on Saturday, please only open once ready to take the quiz)
## Email the quiz back using reply all (this will automatically include the TAs and me, but not the other students)
# Final writeup (This is your completed Appropedia page.)
# Final writeup (This is your completed Appropedia page.)
# Final peer evaluation
# Final peer evaluation
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#*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.
#*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'''.
#* 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).
#* Email it to me, with the subject "Practivistas: YOUR NAME-Peer Evaluation" (replacing the ALLCAPS with your actual name).
# Final video
# 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.  
#* 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.  
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# Thank you notes  
# 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.
#* 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.
# If you haven't already, make sure you submit your co-teach.


[[Category:Practivistas Dominicana Program]]
[[Category:Practivistas Dominicana Program]]

Revision as of 18:29, 3 July 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

6 - miércoles

Topics covered: heat, Presentation and Appropriate Technology - Prepare for Friday's presentation

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. 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: quiz on heat, building, and permaculture, 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 Lunch/Ceremony at UNIBE 11:30am
  • Class at 2pm
  • Presentations at UNIBE at 5pm
Assignments due (Please try to finish by Sunday night, but all are due by next Friday at midnight PST)
  1. Final quiz (this will come by email on Saturday, please only open once ready to take the quiz)
    1. Email the quiz back using reply all (this will automatically include the TAs and me, but not the other students)
  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 with your actual name).
  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.
  6. If you haven't already, make sure you submit your co-teach.
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