The Home Design of the Future
The new home of the time ahead.
MY ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS
1. How would you create a "green" environment around your home? Which plants should you include in your design? Why?
2. What plants would you "farm" in your vegetable garden? Why? What types of pesticides and fertilizers (if any) would you use in your garden? Are there any you would avoid? Explain.
3. What mode of transportation would you choose to park in my driveway? Why?
4. What types of waste management would you include in your home design?
5. What endangered species would your family sponsor at your local zoo? Why?
ATOMS, ELEMENTS, AND COMPOUNDS
1. Research three chemicals found in your home which can be toxic to humans or your pets.
Bleach/Clorox
Acetone Nail Polish Remover
CLR (Calcium Lime Rust)
2. Choose one of the chemicals and identify the elements which make up this chemical. Choose one of these elements and draw the Bohr-Rutherford diagram for it.
- Sodium - Na
- Chlorine - Cl
- Oxygen - O
- 17 protons
- 18 neutrons
3. Which group or chemical family of the Periodic Table is this element located in?
4. Is your chosen element a metal, non-metal or metalloid?
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRICITY
1. What type of electrical energy source will you use for your home? How sustainable is your choice of energy source for future generations?
2. What types of physical structres make a house more energy efficient? How can you design a home that will reduce wasted energy?
I can design a home that reduces wasted energy by carefully choosing appliances and other things that save energy, rather than waste them. As I design, I must not only think about what the house might look like from the outside, but I also have to consider the inner portion of my home, as my decisions will also affect me financially. I always have to keep in mind that if what I'm buying will cost more than the actual price of purchasing it, then it isn't worth the buy.
3. What type of appliances will you choose for yur home? Explain why you have chosen these appliances.
4. What type of light bulbs would you include in your home design? Why?
THE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSE
1. Include atleast two different types of technology in your future home that has been developed or researched due to space exploration. Describe how these technologies were invented.
Failsafe Flashlight
The failsafe flashlight was developed for NASA, so that they would always have a backup for objects that hd the most important purposes. This is useful for blackouts or any situation where I may need a light source.
Smoke Detector
The smoke detector was also another technology that was first developed for space exploration. NASA used this device to detect any toxic vapours in the Earth orbiting space station, Skylab. Installing this within my kitchen and all the rooms in my home will prevent a house fire, as it will alarm once it detects smoke.
Failsafe Flashlight
NASA Logo
Smoke Detector
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