uwc renewable energy proposal
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A proposal for a new IB subject "Renewable Energy Technology" to be taught at United World Colleges.TRANSCRIPT
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Renewable Energy Technology
Proposal for a new subject for teaching at UWC
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An idea developed by
Magan Savant, IB Physics teacher, MUWCI (1997 – 2003), Li Po Chung UWC (since 2003)
Tobias Kellner, MUWCI (1998 – 2000)Centre for Alternative Technology (2008 - )
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In a nutshell:
We have written a proposal for a new IB science subject
The subject will use renewable energy technology as a vehicle to teach useful things
It contains elements of social (group 3) and natural (group 4) sciences
It will be fun for teachers and students!!
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Sustainability at UWC:
UWC makes education a force to unite people,
nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future
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Sustainability at UWC
• UWC was founded to address the threat of conflicts between nations
• Today, unsustainable and inequitable use of natural resources is as serious a threat
• However, sustainability as UWC is often “tagged on”
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Sustainability at UWC
• One way of introducing the topic at UWC is to have modules related to sustainability “tagged on” to existing IB subjects
• e.g. teaching renewable energy as a module in physics, or sustainability as part of design and technology
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IB Physics
Renewable Energy Module
IB Design & Technology
Sustainability Module
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Sustainability at UWC
• Our proposal is to teach elements of natural science (esp. physics), environmental science and social science (esp. economics) through the subject of Renewable Energy Technology
• Sustainable technology is at the core, not tagged on!
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IB Renewable
Energy Technolog
y
Inter-disciplinary
thinking
General science
Sustainable technology
Practical application
Inter-UWC exchange
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General Science
general scientific thinking
important core concepts from physics (plus some biology and chemistry)
relevant for everyone
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Sustainable technology
teach it using sustainable energy technology that really matters in today’s world
giving UWC students a head-start!
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Interdisciplinary thinking
integrate technical, economic, ecological and social aspects of technology
encourage students to see the bigger picture
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Practical application
Hands-on application
Lab sessions
CAS activities
Project Weeks
Extended Essay …
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Inter-UWC exchange
UWC are in extremely diverse environments
different technologies fit different UWCs
exchange information, teaching resources
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What would it look like?
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This is how we teach science today (IB Physics – as I remember it):
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In the classroom – IB Physics today
A mass of m = 5 kg is lifted up h = 20 m
- By how much did the potential energy increase?
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This is how we could teach it in Renewable Energy Technology:
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A village in Nepal wants to use a stream with a flow rate of 5 l/s and a drop of 20 m to produce electricity.
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In the classroom
- How many 15W light bulbs can this scheme power?
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It’s the same formula!But it doesn’t stop here:
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In the classroom
- What impact will it have on people’s lifes?
- What impact will it have on the environment?
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In the classroom
- The project will cost $1,000 and replace a diesel generator which costs $1 / kWh produced
- What will be the rate of return over 20 years?
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Lab sessions- Great opportunities for
hands-on experiments
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CASExcellent opportunities for
CAS projects, e.g.• building a wind turbine
at Atlantic College• supporting local biogas
schemes at Mahindra• …
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Inter-UWC ExchangeImagine Atlantic College
builds a wind turbine as a CAS activity, documents the activity (video, data logging etc.), and exchanges the material…
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Inter-UWC Exchange… for similar material on
Mahindra UWC’s biogas project
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Where are we now?
We have a draft-version for a standard-level IB subject syllabus
The IB has a mechanism for introducing School-Based Subjects (SBS)
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Now we need colleges with staff and students who have the energy to
make it happen…