Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
Target Audience
Secondary Education
Location
Session 4 (PARB 128)
Abstract for the conference program
This session will share lesson plans, research, and strategies involving renewable and nonrenewable energy concepts acquired through the Georgia Southern summer Energy program offered through a National Science Foundation grant at Georgia Southern University.
Working in the engineering lab with a professor and two graduate students, teacher participants designed a cost effective, efficient dual-axis solar tracker with an Arduino microcontroller and sensors. Light, humidity, temperature, and compass sensors were used to establish a relationship between solar intensity, humidity, and temperature. In addition, a smaller, similar dual-axis tracking model was designed and fabricated to utilize with students in the middle school classrooms.
Solar tracking, wind, nuclear, water, geothermal, and biomass fuel resources will be shared in the workshop. Finally, information to apply for the Georgia Southern Summer Energy program will be shared with attendees.
Proposal Track
T1: Teaching and Learning in the STEM Field
Start Date
3-23-2019 8:30 AM
End Date
3-23-2019 9:15 AM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Legoas, Donita L., "Engaging Students in Renewable Energy" (2019). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 31.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2019/2019/31
Engaging Students in Renewable Energy
Session 4 (PARB 128)
This session will share lesson plans, research, and strategies involving renewable and nonrenewable energy concepts acquired through the Georgia Southern summer Energy program offered through a National Science Foundation grant at Georgia Southern University.
Working in the engineering lab with a professor and two graduate students, teacher participants designed a cost effective, efficient dual-axis solar tracker with an Arduino microcontroller and sensors. Light, humidity, temperature, and compass sensors were used to establish a relationship between solar intensity, humidity, and temperature. In addition, a smaller, similar dual-axis tracking model was designed and fabricated to utilize with students in the middle school classrooms.
Solar tracking, wind, nuclear, water, geothermal, and biomass fuel resources will be shared in the workshop. Finally, information to apply for the Georgia Southern Summer Energy program will be shared with attendees.
