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Keeping our Vision on Fission!

 This unit we've been hard at work learning about functions, system of equations, and renewable energy.  We learned all about all the different types of energies and how they work and are used in the real world.  We spoke with Christa Markgraff who works in the natural gas industry to hear from someone with in-depth experience with all kinds of energy. Even though her work is in natural gas she explained all the different pros and cons of each energy type.  Did you know thorium used in nuclear power plants is one of the most efficient power sources?  I didn't It was really cool to talk to and ask questions to someone with proper experience in the field.  To wrap it all up we worked on creating an infomercial for a renewable resource of our choice.  It was fun because we got to take lots of creative liberty on this one. We even took lots of inspiration from the flex tape infomercials featuring the legendary Bob Saget. Now without further ado here's my infomercial!





After completing this Action Project there's a lot to unpack like I said we got to get really creative with this project and it turned out to be one of the most fun Action projects yet. I messed around with editing, sound effects, lighting and more. During this project I learned that Illinois is actually using nuclear to reduce the amount of fossil fuels were using and I thought that was really interesting since it wasn't really publicized.  Thank you so much for watching and I hope you enjoyed


Works cited:

“Jobs.” Nuclear Energy Institute, 6 May 2021, https://www.nei.org/advantages/jobs.

Carol Thompson, The Detroit News. “A Michigan Nuclear Plant Is Set to Close. Does It Threaten State's Zero-Carbon Future?” The Detroit News, The Detroit News, 28 Feb. 2022, https://amp.detroitnews.com/amp/6785993001.

“Opinion: Bury It? Shoot It into Space? Why Scientists Still Can't Find a Place for Nuclear Waste.” CNN, Cable News Network, https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/02/28/opinions/nuclear-radioactive-waste-climate-ipcc-hockenos/index.html.

"Vector graphics of nuclear power plant black and yellow icon" Public domain https://freesvg.org/vector-graphics-of-nuclear-power-plant-black-and-yellow-icon

Max Pixel "Savings Expensive Bank Note Coins Save Euro Money" https://www.maxpixel.net/Savings-Expensive-Bank-Note-Coins-Save-Euro-Money-2991387

"File:TINT Radioactive wastes' barrel.jpg" https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TINT_Radioactive_wastes%27_barrel.jpg - Shin RyuForgers






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