Jayla Dunlap (and Davonte Cotton's) Mr.Rowe Questions

1.HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD/MAKE/CONSTRUCT A GREEN ROOF?

2.WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO HAVE A GREEN JOB (WITH GREEN ROOFS)?

3.HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR  THE PLANTS ON TOP OF THE ROOF TO GROW?

4.HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THIS GREEN JOB?

5.IS THIS YOUR FIRST GREEN JOB?

Buddy's Response

A green roof has plants growing on it or a white top . It is energy efficient.

I hope to learn how they take care of the roof.

A green roof is a roof is a roof that can help reduce pollution and urban heat islands. Im excited for the field trip tomorrow because we get to go to MSU.

Chandler's group observations

1. When was the first green roof made?

2. What is the difference between a green roof and a regular roof ?

3. When was tis company established ? 

~Jeffrey~ Duro-Last Questions

1. How Can Youth Be Invloved In Building These Green Roofs?

2. What Do Engineers And Your Workers Do To Make These Roofs LEED Certified?

3. What Make These Roofs So Great For The Enviroment?

4. If The Club Were To Have A Swimming Pool On The Roof Would That Be Considered A Green Roof?

Field Trip to Duro-Last

Post the questions that you have here!

Jaylaaaaaaa:) XD WootWoot blacktop 3

I think that the black house absorbed more heat even in the shade b/c it is darker, and the darker something is, the more heat and energy it will absorb. Wether it's in the shade or in the sun.

brittni's hypothesis

my hypotesis by looking at the graph is that the black house actracts more heat than the white house whether its in the sun or the shade. I say this because of my observation. I observed that even when in shade the black house was hotter. Also the thermometer  was much hotter on the black house than on the white house.

Brenna: the black house attracted more heat than the white house because the black attracks more heat.the white and black one went down in the shade there was alot of trees around so it blocked the sun.Cammy:the temps were lower in the house under the shade because the sun could still shine through when the thermonitor was held in the air in the house the sun was blocked out in the shade. the heat in the black house was higher because  the color black attracks more heat.

Jaylaaaaaaa:) XD WootWoot blacktop 2

I wasn't here yesterday, but Mikayla explained to me that they made blacktops, i think, and they absorbed more heat and energy outside because black/darker colors absorb more heat than lighter ones.

Cammy:the difference between the two houses were that the sun was attracted to the black house so it got hotter.Brenna:the the difference between the areas is that the trees blocked the sun so it was cooler.

Results of Experiment

 We investigated the effect of house color on the indoor and outdoor temperature of the house. In Tuesday's experiment (where the average air temperature was about 85 degrees F), we conducted experiments to determine if the color of the materials used in building designed mattered in how hot the building got. Here are the results for all six groups:

If you average the results for the six groups, here is what you get:

1.  What are some of your observations? Look at the graphs and come up with two observations with your team. Are there any differences between the houses? Between being in the shade or in the sun? 

2. Come up with a hypothesis about this experiment. Your hypothesis should include the words “color”, “house”, “sun” and “shade”. 

In a comment to this post or in your own separate post, report your hypothesis and supporting observations.

 think to day was fun because we got to measure the tempatures the starting tempature was 79.9 and the end tempature was 89.9 that was the tempatures we were workng with . it was hotter in the grass area than on the sement thats what i learned today.

 my observation was that it was 79 degrees when we got outside but when it was time to go inside it was 94.8 degrees

i think today was fun and i learned that when you stand in the heat the temperature can be 87. degrees and in the shade can be 77 DEGREES. BUT WHEN I WAS ON THECEMENT IT WAS HOTER THAN THE GRASS BUT ON THE GRASS IT WAS 79.9 IN THE BEGINNING BUT 10 MINUTES AFTER IT WAS  89.4 DEGREES FAIRINHIGHT AND THE SHADE WAS 84 DEGREES FAIRHIGHT

Brenna's post

what we did was sat in the sun for ten minutes in the grass and it was not that hot because the grass area was kinda damp the temp in the shade was in the sun was 89.4  in the shade was 84.4. most of the group said three or four but the only one who was sweating really was kiristen 

built group observation

Our group was the built group. we had to sit on the blacktop for 10 min. and observe our reactions. Some people were sweating. Some people were were saying that the heat was too much for them. In my opinion i think sometimes were hotter than others. When we first got out there it was really hot but as we stayed out it seemed to cool down a little very little. Then it got hot again in conclusion, our final temp. was 94.8 degrees. NOW THAT IS HOT!!

                                                         

                                                                                                                                    - Brittni Fox

We thought that the cement was hotter then the grass.

At the start the temperature was 79.9 after 10 minutes sun: 89.4 shade: 84.0

mikayla's observations

On the black top it was hot and the final temp. was 94.8 and we started at 79 degrees. But when we got to the grass it was cooler because the grass was damp and it only got up to 89 degrees.

Chandler's group observations

Our group found out that as soon as you walk on a blacktop you can feel the difference immediately. Our final temperature was 94.8 f

Jaylaaaaaaa:) XD WootWoot blacktop

I went on the blacktop outside and i didn't get very hot. I don't sweat much, so when we started, I was asked how hot I was. I said, " Two point five." That meant I was in between two and three on a 'hot temperature' scale. I was sort of hot on my back a little, but i wasn't completely burning up.
Latre on , the blacktop temperature rose up to a surprising ninety-four degrees Fahrenheit. I still felt the same as when we started the experiment. A two point five.
Jaylaaaaaaa:) XD WootWoot

built enviorment

On the blacktop it got very hot and we started to sweat.As opposed to the grass which was much cooler because it held water and the black top kind of absorbed the water. Our final temp. was 94.8

How Do I Feel Experiment

Hi My Name Is Jeffrey. I Just Got Done Doing The How I Feel Experiment. In the Shade It Was 79.9 To Start. And It Ended Up 89.4. At The End Of The 10 Minutes I Was Very Hottttt!!!!!!

June 22, 2009: Green Roofs!

To get us started with our investigation, tell us what you know, what you want to know and what you care about by clicking HERE and taking our survey!

We're excited to get started! Shari

Welcome to GET City Summer 2009

This summer we will be investigating green roofs and why they are important! We will be taking 4 field trips and building a website. We will also be investigating why and how the BGCL will be getting a new green roof!  Angie