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Pupils get more than just energy data from the Power Predictor As education moves towards broad multi-discipline teaching, Better Generation realise the Power Predictor could stimulate learning inside and outside the class room. With old-fashioned subject areas broken down and joint approaches encouraged, Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College have worked with Suffolk County Education to create school packs which will facilitate this cross-curricula work. The school packs are designed to target the subjects which are essential for the UK to rebuild its manufacturing base and move away from reliance on the service industries. Better generation believe introducing the Power Predictor will help pupils get hands on experience and gain a deeper understanding of topics in Science, Geography and Maths which may have seemed uninspiring and challenging in the past. In science lessons, teachers can use the Power Predictor to answer common questions such as “How does an anemometer work?” and “Why does a wind turbine generate electricity?” The construction of the data logger will aim to show pupils simple electronics and this could lead to group projects where the pupils work together to design a circuit powered by a small solar panel or wind turbine. With global warming and carbon reductions becoming increasingly important in today’s society, we realise the necessity of teaching children what causes the climate to change. Understanding why the wind blows and sun shines can be challenging, but the lesson plans will include themes such as pressure change in a more accessible and enjoyable style. Using the Power Predictor in field projects would encourage children to get out and about. By moving the Power Predictor to different locations and viewing the graphs produced in the Power Reports, pupils would be able to see how topography affects the wind and solar energy available. These graphs could also be used in Mathematics to teach how data can be analysed what happens when different methods are used. Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College wish to use the Power Predictor to help teachers discuss in their lessons economical and political questions such as “What is the real global energy situation?” and “How does the future market look to secure energy supply?” Studying the steps taken to develop and produce the Power Predictor will also demonstrate how to set up a business from scratch and market a successful product. Stradbroke Business and Enterprise College commented, “The educational benefits are vast and not compromised by the viability of wind turbines or solar panels on the school roof.” Better Generation know that this project will be of great benefit to pupils throughout the country and are excited to find out how much the Power Predictor could teach tomorrows generation.
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