My students are growing in their interest and ability to innovate. Although they may be at different stages of innovative thought, my students share at least two traits. My students are amazing people! They are eager to design and build their own unique experiences, and they are interested in learning and applying new tools.
Our charter school has a mixed population of 64% Title I (unduplicated count) students from predominantly urban settings.
Students of all races and a number of ethnic backgrounds work together in a safe and secure environment. Our school demographics are as follows: 3.8% Asian, 31.2% Afro-American, 30.1% Hispanic 5.9% multiracial, and 29.0% White. Students at our school are motivated and enthusiastic when given the opportunity to show their inventiveness and talents.
My Project
Traditionally my students have always read about solar energy in class and although they might retain some of the information, I want them to experience first-hand learning about the power of the sun and allow them to experience how solar works with real-world examples.
I believe that hands-on science is the best way to teach science.
Students need to question, hypothesis, experiment, test, observe and analyze using real materials in order to comprehend what they are learning. I envision my students using this setup to design experiments based on computing how much power is needed to run a multitude of daily household items then actually attempting to run them as experimentation.
Using this Goal Zero Solar setup and an ARB cooler, my students will explore alternative, renewable energy sources. Using these hands-on materials the students will be more likely to retain the information that they are presented.
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