Domain I: How Humans Think While Understanding the Natural World: Science as Inquiry: DOING SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: 1.
Students demonstrate the skills necessary to engage in scientific inquiry.
In other words, inquiry is a process that scientists use to generate new knowledge.
Students ask questions, plan and conduct investigations, use appropriate tools and techniques to gather and organize data, analyze and interpret data logically and critically, communicate findings clearly, and defend and revise conclusions based on evidence.
For example, students inquire about and investigate their wonderings about things occurring in and outside the classroom.
Students apply the values, attitudes, and commitments characteristic of an inquiring mind.
wl16s_rc
This installation guide is provided to Whirlwind Building Systems customers and their erectors as the recommended procedure for the correct assembly of the Weather Lok-16 standing seam roof system.
Some roof structures may not be designed to support the weight of a full panel bundle without additional structural support.
Be sure the clamps are tight on the panel and the line is secure to prevent dropping the panel that can result in personal injury and property damage.
Before starting the installation, be sure that the proper equipment and tools are on hand.
F. Panel Clip Attachment Check that the panel clips are correctly fitted to the panel without any distortion or damage of the clip tab.
sa13 http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/sa13.pdf
weather, flight, radar, controllers, pilots, flying, requests, airports, facilities, altitude.
These facilities provide information that can help you make decisions critical to your success in avoiding hazardous weather.
You'll learn how to get information on convective activity, as well as other atmospheric hazards such as icing, turbulence, or encountering IFR conditions during a VFR flight.
In airspace around major airports, ATC radar service is provided by Tracon---terminal radar control.
These newer systems have dedicated weather radar that works in conjunction with the surveillance radar.
Flight Watch, also known as the Enroute Flight Advisory Service, or EFAS, is designed to provide information on weather affecting your route of flight, as the name implies.
30mile_report-A http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/safety/investigations/30mile/30mile_report-A.pdf
fire, river, crew, shelters, deployment, crewmembers, squad, NWR, Chewuch River, Thirtymile Fire.
The Northwest Regulars #6 (NWR #6), a 21person Type 2 crew from the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, was dispatched to the Thirtymile Fire in the early morning hours of July 10th.
They arrived about 9:00 a.m. in relief of the Entiat IHC crew who had been working on the fire overnight.
While driving, they radioed the remaining 14 crewmembers who were working north, further up the river, of their dangerous situation.
No fire shelters or information about shelter deployment were made available to them when they encountered the crew.
One squad boss was high above the road on the rock scree observing the fire.
SouthCoast
weather, winds, boating, coast, boats, California, vessels, sea, Santa Ana, Coast Guard.
Even though the coast's sunny weather, sandy beaches, and offshore islands provide an ideal water recreation area.
Boaters who are not familiar with Southern California should be aware that there are hazards to be encountered when boating along the coast.
To avoid weather-related problems, prudent skippers should acquire some knowledge of particular weather patterns.
Storm fronts, high winds, and fog affect boating, and should become familiar with available sources of forecasts and warning information.
Timely use of anchoring gear has saved many boats from being destroyed by surf and prevented many fatalities.
Large, deep-draft vessels are commonly limited to operating within harbor channels because of insufficient water depths outside the channels.
state-of-the-art http://www.netl.doe.gov/scng/publications/t&d/tsa/state-of-the-art.pdf
pipeline, equipment, monitoring, detection, damage, fiber, construction equipment, gas, optical fiber, signals.
Nevertheless, pipelines are sometimes damaged by construction equipment not owned by the pipeline company.
(e.g., mowing the right-of-way, people walking, motorcycle and ATV traffic).
Any third-party/interference detection system must be able to distinguish a benign activity from a potentially hazardous one, or the false positive count will be too high and the system will not be accepted.
Ideally, impacts would be prevented, not detected after they occur.
A cost-effective, continuous monitoring system that successfully detects right-of-way interference and alerts operators to potentially hazardous activities before they start will solve a long-standing problem of the natural gas industry.
There is no commercially available method for detecting or preventing third-party damage that is acceptable to the industry.
Nor is there a system to detect interference by construction equipment in the pipeline right-of-way.
Concepts have been suggested and are in various states of development.
All have serious drawbacks including cost, difficulties in minimizing false positives, and/or impractical application to the U.S. industry. These are described in more detail below. One method is to use satellites to visually monitor the right-of-way. Black and white satellite visual images at a one-meter resolution can be used to locate and track trespassing violators.
However, these images are affected by weather, require sunlight, and are difficult to manually interpret. Because the images cover a broad area, the right-of-way must be known to minimize the area surveyed. It is easiest to notice changes from photo to photo.
A possible application is the replacement of weekly flyovers by small aircraft.
Currently costs are too high for monitoring every 30 minutes. Proposals have been made to combine multi-spectral images from active long wave radar, active infrared, and passive red, yellow blue, and ultraviolet to enable much easier identification and discrimination of trespass violators.
This would extend the detection period to include overnight and bad weather.
Unfortunately, these images are not available fro[]
chp_software
CHP, cost, applications, screening, cash flow, energy, gas turbines, baseline comparison, water, Pro.
Developed by Thermoflow, Inc. Primary use: Screening of small commercial/industrial cogeneration applications Add-in module to Excel 2000 spreadsheet software Provides baseline comparison (grid electricity and separate boiler) Equipment data library: Reciprocating engine gen sets CHP applications: Hot water, chilled water Analysis duration/time step: unlimited; monthly (with single daily load curve per month) Economic analyses: cash flow, NPV Cost: $1,500.
Developed by Thermoflow, Inc. Primary use: Preliminary design/screening of industrial cogeneration applications using gas turbines Provides baseline comparison (grid electricity and separate boiler) Very limited user input; most selections made by program Equipment data library: Gas turbine performance data CHP applications: Process steam, hot water Analysis duration/time step: unknown; annual Economic analyses: Simplistic IRR only Cost: $3,000.
212 http://www.gp.com/gypsum/pdf/densdeck/212.pdf
membrane, roof membrane, barrier, Sarnafil, Feltback, Dens-Deck, fire barrier, reinforcement, heat weldable roof, Substrate.
Sarnafil G 410 and G 410 Feltback are generically classified as thermoplastic Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) single ply roofing membranes.
Sarnafil G 410 and G 410 Feltback are reinforced with fiberglass mats (seams are hot air welded).
Dens-Deck® is a specially designed non structural gypsum roof ''utility board.'' This product is produced with a patented treated core and embedded glass mats on both faces.
Sarnafil G410 Roof Membrane---G 410 is a heat weldable roof membrane made by the spread coating process on Sarnafil's proprietary manufacturing equipment.
G 410 is formulated for direct exposure to the weather and is produced with an integral fiberglass mat reinforcement for dimensional stability.
G 410 is produced in one standard width of 783/49 and in a variety of lengths.
chapter13 http://www.gso.uri.edu/unols/saf_stand/99/chapter13.pdf
vessels, radio, communications, EPIRB, operating, research vessels, GMDSS, CFR, equipment, station.
Adequate radio communications are essential to the safety of a vessel which operates in the open ocean and must be functional at all times when the vessel is underway.
Certain types of vessels are required to carry radio communications equipment and licensed operators in accordance with 47 CFR Subchapter D, Part 80, Stations in Maritime Service.
As required by the Maritime Safety Act of 1984 (46 CFR 4.04), an operating institution's representative having reason to believe (because of the lack of daily communications for two successive days, 48 hours, or non-appearance of a vessel, or other unusual instance) that the status of a vessel is uncertain or imperilled shall notify the cognizant USCG Rescue Coordination Center (RCC).
An Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) is mandatory equipment for inspected research vessels over 300 gross tons in ocean and coastwise service.
CampingGear http://bsatroop101.prairienet.org/forms/CampingGear.pdf
cold weather, campout, wool, sleeping, clothes, socks, sweat, wear, sweater, shirt.
This list includes REQUIRED and optional personal gear to be bring on a campout.
There is on additional cold weather list on back of this sheet.
You need to wear layers of loose-fitting clothing, so that you can adjust to the activity level and weather throughout the day and night.
The clothes you wear should be for the MOST EXTREME weather you expect to experience.
Several shirts, a sweater, and a jacket will allow you to adjust your garb in more ways than a single heavy coat.
Two pairs of socks and two pairs of gloves or mittens will go a long way to staying warm.
Wool is durable and water resistant, and even when soaked it can keep you warm.
equipment
channel, receiver, SCN, signals, Help Desk, display, satellite, equipment, VCR, panel.
SCN E-Learning Network sites are equipped with the model ST1000 satellite receiver/ decoder.
Power The channel number will appear on the front panel when the receiver is on.
When the receiver is disconnected from power, the display will be blank.
To ensure accuracy in tuning the equipment, minimal use of the remote is recommended - use of the front panel buttons is recommended.
It is always helpful to note the exact wording of onscreen messages when they appear as they provide clues to the Help Desk in troubleshooting problems.
Checking the SS on a routine schedule (e.g., every Monday morning) can alert you to possible problems that can be addressed before you start losing signals and classes.
equipsysdismantle
equipment, materials, dismantlement, Contractor, Safe Work Plan, cutting, IFB/RFP, prior, pipes, piping.
A. This Section includes the Contractor's responsibility for removal or dismantlement of equipment and demolition debris from a facility and support systems within or outside a facility.
F. Contractor Safe Work Plan Format Requirements.
A. Detailed removal Safe Work Plan in accordance with IFB/RFP Part 7, Contractor Safe Work Plan Format Requirements for dismantlement of equipment/systems.
2. Methods and materials to control spills and possible generation of fugitive emissions from opening and cutting operations.
Process material (i.e., green salt, yellow cake, black oxide) has been removed from process equipment to the maximum extent practical by FDF prior to D&D activities.
chapter1
window, Sun, rossby, LMC, terminals, needing, X-Terminals, workstation, graphics, Netscape.
Those needing to do word processing or use special graphics applications (e.g. KaleidaGraph)
If successful, the login window will disappear and the system will enter the Common Desktop Environment (CDE).
You may close any of these by moving your mouse to the in the upperleft portion of the window and performing a double-left mouse click (LMC).
When you are finished with your session on the Sun workstation, you may RMC on the desktop, and LMC on "Log out".
What to do This means that the toner cartridge in the printer is getting low on toner, and is usually accompanied by a "Toner Low" message on the printer console.
chapter1
window, Sun, rossby, LMC, terminals, needing, X-Terminals, workstation, graphics, Netscape.
Those needing to do word processing or use special graphics applications (e.g. KaleidaGraph)
If successful, the login window will disappear and the system will enter the Common Desktop Environment (CDE).
You may close any of these by moving your mouse to the in the upperleft portion of the window and performing a double-left mouse click (LMC).
When you are finished with your session on the Sun workstation, you may RMC on the desktop, and LMC on "Log out".
What to do This means that the toner cartridge in the printer is getting low on toner, and is usually accompanied by a "Toner Low" message on the printer console.
handbook http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/documentlibrary/ewdcd/handbook.pdf
temperature, humidity ratio, loads, dry bulb, equipment, moisture, calculations, designers, humidity, cooling.
Design values are provided for dry-bulb temperature, wet-bulb temperature, and humidity ratio at specific percentile frequencies of occurrence.
The VCLI is a two-part index which defines the total annual cooling load for ventilation air by calculating sensible heat load separately from the latent heat load (moisture).
The graph displays the joint cumulative percent frequency of temperature and humidity ratio.
Hourly observations are binned into groups of 5 °F and 10 grains per pound (gr/lb) (or 3 °C and 1.5 grams per kilogram [g/kg]), centered on each value of temperature or humidity ratio.
Caution: This summary reflects the typical distribution of temperature in a typical year.
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