Nát 123
Objectives:
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Students acquire knowledge about hydrogen as a source of energy
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Students learn to work independently on finding resources and solving complex
problems
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Students learn to present information
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Students learn to work and collaborate with others
Project:
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Your
task will be to discuss the statement above and find arguments that could
be used in support of this statement (pros), and which arguments could be
used against this statement (cons).
Process:
The project includes the use of Problem
Based Learning methods. See: http://www.pbl.is
1. Lesson: Work in groups of 5.
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What is hydrogen and what makes it a
useful energy source?
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How can you produce hydrogen as an energy
source in an economical way?
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What is the best way to store hydrogen?
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Pros and cons of using hydrogen as an
energy source
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Hydrogen powered vehicles
Write down what you know about each of
these subjects. It is important that each student writes down all of the group
ideas. You will have 30 minutes to work on this.
Each individual chooses one of the five
topics as a specialty. Specialists then meet to discuss their findings and
compare notes.
2.
Lesson: The specialists on the five topics meet
and try to find solutions to their problems. Use the textbook as a resource
as well as the photocopies from the teacher. Specialist form 2-3 questions
that they would like to know more about. Show the questions to the teacher
at the end of the lesson.
3.
Lesson: (26/4) A Specialist on Hydrogen usage visists the class. Students get a chance to ask questions.
For further information,
look at: http://www.gagarin.is/nyorka/index_is.html.
Hydrogen project FÁ introduced. The Hydrogen project, devised by the
students at FÁ, was chosen as the Icelandic contribution to the Young
Scientists competition held in Budapest in September 2003. The project involved
the use of hydrogen energy to supply a house with power. The excess energy
was then stored in the form of hydrogen. See website at: http://www.fa.is/vetni/
4.
Lesson: Workgroups meet and write a report on
the use of hydrogen as a power source. The report should be in the form of
a Power-point slideshow in English (4-6 slides). It is our intention to introduce
this project abroad. This project is part of the Comenius
project, in which the school is participating and is mainly focused on
ecotourism. Produce a finished report/presentation and focus on the
quality of the material and not the quantity. Each group may choose
which part of the project it concentrates on, but it must do so in collaboration
with the teacher.
5.
Lesson: Work on slideshows.
6.
Lesson: An English teacher visits and helps við
the language. Slideshows turned in. The slideshows will be exhibited at the
following website: http://www2.fa.is/deildir/Efnafraedi/nat123/v04/orka/
Evaluation:
1. The specialists’ questions (20%)
2.
Report (60%)
3.
Attendance (20%)
Thanks to Kristen Mary Swenson who translated
this sheet to English
Fjölbrautaskólinn við Ármúla, Sigurlaug Kristmannsdóttir, april 2004 - Höfundarréttaráminning