SFU students participated in this workshop as volunteers and helped run one of the 6 stations that were part of the program.
Science in Action Energy Workshop
Exploring Energy
Was brought to you by SFU-Science in Action and PICS at SFU. Since its launch in 2011, the educational outreach program engaged with over 69,500 people via workshops, family science events and special presentations. For more highlights about the workshop check the EcoHealth gallery of actions on climate change prezi presentation.
This workshop covered energy in terms of conversion, consumption and conservation. The workshop was run by Nastenka Calle, Program Manager with PICS at SFU.
Students from grades 4 to 8 had a hands-on opportunity to explore different ways to generate “clean” electricty using wind, sun and water as a power source. The program looked at topics such as generating electricity from renewable sources, finding out how much energy is required to light different kinds of bulbs while pedaling a bike, and learning about the effects of green house gases on the climate. For the poster click here.
Some of the questions that were explored and demonstrated were:
- How much water does the water turbine need to light the LED strips?
- Make a wind turbine generate enough power to play a song
- How hot do black and white plates get?
- Demonstration of the greenhouse effect
- How much energy does it take to light a 60 watt bulb?
- How to get a fuel cell car running?
- Energy detective at home - Explore the energy tree game
