SUCCEED 2011 Program

Monday, August 1

8:00 AM Check-in desk opens. Free breakfast, optional morning activities
9:00 AM Introductions and Overview of Week
9:15 AM What is energy/environment/climate
Individual Activity
Group Discussion
A Scientist’s Perspective
10:00 AM Energy Source Comparisons
10:30 AM Life Cycle Thinking
12:00 PM Lunch
12:30 PM Final Project: Debate on SUCCEED Topics
Format/Topic Description
Creation of Debate Groups
1:30 PM Carnegie Museum of Natural History Field Trip
Snack on trip
4:15 PM Review
4:30 PM Parent Pick-up

Tuesday, August 2

8:00 AM Free Breakfast, optional morning activities
9:00 AM Overview of the Morning: Classic Fuel Generation
9:15 AM Fossil Fuel Generation
Classroom Activities
Facilities and Maintenance Services Field Trip
12:00 PM Lunch, Breakout into Debate Groups
12:30 PM Nuclear Generation
1:30 PM Practice Debate: Carbon Capture and Sequestration
2:30 PM Snack Break
2:45 PM Chemistry Activity
4:15 PM Review
4:30 PM Parent Pick-up

Wednesday, August 3

7:30 AM Bus Boarding for Power Plant Field Trip
8:00 AM Bruce Mansfield Power Plant field trip, Breakfast on board bus
12:00 PM Return Breakout into Debate Groups
12:30 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Consumer Preferences: Light Experiment
2:00 PM Home Energy Audit activity
3:30 PM Carbon Footprint
4:15 PM Review
4:30 PM Parent Pick-up

Thursday, August 4

8:00 AM Free Breakfast, optional morning activities
9:00 AM Overview of the Day: Renewables and Storage
9:15 AM Renewable Energy
11:00 AM Make Your Own Battery
12:00 PM Lunch, Breakout into Debate Groups
12:30 PM Electric Vehicle Lab Tour
1:30 PM Aquion Energy Battery Factory Tour
3:30 PM Snack Break, Break into Debate Groups
4:15 PM Review
4:30 PM Parent Pick-up

Friday, August 5

8:00 AM Free Breakfast, optional morning activities
9:00 AM Overview of the Day: Policy and Decision Making
9:15 AM Policy and Decision Making in Marcellus Shale
10:15 AM Understanding Electricity Mix Tradeoffs
12:00 PM Career Path Panel Lunch
Megan Collelo – Law, Non-Profits
John Jameson – Green Building Alliance
Costa Samaras – RAND Corporation
Ines Azevedo – CMU Assistant Research Professor
Dan Schnitzer – Earthspark
1:00 PM Post Test
1:30 PM Debate Practice
3:30 PM Debate
5:00 PM Concluding Statements
5:30 PM Reception