Sunbeam+Systems

​Sunbeam Systems

Sunbeam Systems originally started in Fairfield, Idaho when the company realized that it would be a better idea to move to a sunnier climate to encourage more consumers to invest in our product. Currently, we are trying to get more of a younger demographic to become interested in solar energy. By reaching a younger demographic, we can easily create a better place for solar energy in the world. We thought it would be a good idea to also move to Palm Springs, California because a younger demographic lives there even though they might be in some economic difficulty. (Elizabeth) || This Project is intended to further the knowledge of people who unfortunately may be unaware or uncaring of the benefits of solar energy. Through the use of this project we hope to change peoples attitudes towards solar energy by giving them the information they need to understand our company and our mission as a company to increase peoples interest in solar energy which would in turn save our environment and your money. From the simple viewing of the projects below one would learn the pros and cost of solar energy including the fact that the prolonged use of solar energy would decrease our country's dependence on non renewable resources like oil, along with knowledge of other energy types including wind energy, biofuels, nuclear energy, and hydroelectric energy. We went about discussing the problem of people not knowing enough about solar energy by breaking up the information into the below projects to make it an easier and more entertaining learning experience for our readers. (Brianna) ** || This worksheet was the basis for our research for our company and this entire project. In this worksheet we researched many different sources about solar energy and also learned the pros and cons of the other clean energy types, our competition. The worksheet includes outlines of our company postitions. It also worked as a brainstorming excersize of how we were to come up ideas such as a slogan and a mission statement. (Emory) Corporate Identity Worksheet || Solar Energy is easily the most efficient type of clean energy. It is easy to install, requires little maintinence, and although the solar cells are initially expensive, the energy that you will recieve from the atleast 8 hours of sunlight a day will pay off over time. Solar energy can be used in any place with sunlight, and does not have to be linked to a national grid to supply energy, which makes it very helpful to use in remote locations. For more information, read this article and the content essays below which compare solar to other clean energies. (Emory)
 * =[[image:circle_logo.png width="280" height="160"]]= || **Sunbeam Systems** 
 * [[image:solar-energy-diagram_gooood.JPG width="275" height="164" caption="The above picture summarizes briefly what goes on during the beneficial use of solar energy. (Brianna)" link="Solar Energy Diagram"]] || ** General Information
 * [[image:solar-power1.jpg width="278" height="175"]] || **About Company Page**
 * [[image:building.jpg width="281" height="183" align="left"]] || ** Energy Content **

Brianna's Energy Content Essay Link Elizabeth's Energy Content Essay Link Emory's Energy Conent Essay Link ||  While using the Scratch program we explored and experimented with the concepts of computer programming by using the simple graphics. We each created games that included aspects of solar energy to appeal to a younger generation by conveying solar energy in games that are fun to play. (Emory and Elizabeth)
 * [[image:game.JPG width="285" height="217"]] || **Scratch Video Project**

Brianna's Scratch Video Project Link Elizabeth's Scratch Video Project Link Emory's Scratch Video Project Link ||
 * [[image:googleearth.JPG width="283" height="367"]] || **Google Earth Project** Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographic information program which taught us the basics of the program as well as embedding skills. We learned how to create place marks and add information about our solar energy business location as well as a logo.(Elizabeth)

Brianna's Google Earth Project Link [|Elizabeth's Google Earth Project Link] Emory's Google Earth Project Link || During the SketchUp portion of this project, we learned how to create a house on Google Sketchup which is a 3D modeling program which is designed for professions such as architecture, filmmaking, game developing; It also includes features to aid the position of models in Google Earth. It was designed to be easier to use than other 3D CAD programs.  (Elizabeth)
 * [[image:sketch_up_sunbeam.jpg width="284" height="342"]] || **SketchUp Project** 

Brianna's SketchUp Project Link Elizabeth's SketchUp Project Link Emory's SketchUp Project Link || By creating a public serive announcement, we were able to get on the inside of creating a video. We spend the majority of our time learning how to efficently deliever information about solar power in a entertaining and informative way. Finally, we learned some of the basic edditing tools in Adobe Premiere Pro such as cross fading to make video clips transition more smoothly. (Elizabeth) || In our research, we used a variety of articles from science magazines and journals, web articles, newspaper articles, databases, and more. We tried to use a wide range of resources to insure content accuracy and for impressive facts that will appeal to people interested in solar energy. (Emory)
 * media type="custom" key="5013739" || **Public Service Announcements**
 * [[image:solar_house.jpg width="280" height="210"]] || **Bibliography / Resources**

Click here for our collabarative works cited. (Brianna) ||