The latest report from the United Nations stated Earth has 12 years to reduce global carbon emissions by half in order to sustain life. This implies an immediate need for new teaching techniques of “green” renewable energies such as solar cells and biofuels. It is crucial that education is advanced in order to fulfill adolescents’ needs to understand the topic at an early age and start implementing strategies as they become adults. They also need to learn how to share this knowledge with their peers. This research project focused on finding new ways to demonstrate renewable energies in a classroom setting, regardless of available scientific equipment. For school-age adolescents, it is paramount that scientific information is explained at a level appropriate for them in order to capture their interest and to tailor the material for their needs. Since many topics involve areas of advanced chemistry, it was important to develop real-life demonstrations to aid in visual learning and simplifying those ideas which may be difficult for young minds to understand.

New techniques for demonstrating renewable energies in a classroom setting

2019 Spring National Meeting

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