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APES Experimental Design
APES Experimental Design
What
does this
mean for
sustainability?
Human activities of an
increasing population are leading to
the extremely rapid degradation of our
environment. Global warming, in particular,
can impact human and animal communities by
threatening food and water availabilities. This
leads to loss of biodiversity, loss of soil, and,
overall, an unsustainable environment.
gases.
Experiment explanation:
Hypothesis:
Spring
Temperature
Spring
Energy Use
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
3938 Btu
2008
3798 Btu
2009
3937 Btu
2010
3705 Btu
2011
3452 Btu
2012
3999 Btu
2013
3858 Btu
2014
3958 Btu
2015
Independent variable:
Seasonal average
temperatures in Carmel,
Indiana
Dependent variable: Seasonal
energy usage in Btu at Carmel
High School
Summer
Temperature
(Jun, Jul, Aug)
Summer
Energy Use
Fall
Temperature
(Sep, Oct, Nov)
Fall Energy
Use
Winter
Temperature
(Dec, Jan, Feb)
Winter
Energy Use
Sources:
Carmel High School (2015, March). Place Energy Usage per Area.
Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Midwest (2009, July). Union of Concerned Scientists. Retrieved from http://www.ucsusa.org/
global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/climate-change-midwest.html#.VVICwW3D_IU.
Energy (2013). Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts-adaptation/energy.html
Heating and cooling no longer majority of U.S. home energy use (2013, March 7). Energy Information Administration. Retrieved from
http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=10271.
Lynch, Patrick (2010, February 23.). Cold Snaps Plus Global Warming Do Add Up. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Retrieved from http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/coldweather-2009.html.
Winter versus Summer Electricity Usage (2013). Cooler Planet. Retrieved from http://blog.coolerplanet.com/2013/01/04/winter-vssummer-electrical-usage/