Towards a Sustainable Future through Renewable Energies at Secondary School: An Educational Proposal

Judit García-Ferrero, Rosa P. Merchán, José M. Mateos Roco, Alejandro Medina and María Jesús Santos
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Judit García-Ferrero: Department of Applied Physics and IUFFyM, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
Rosa P. Merchán: Department of Applied Physics and IUFFyM, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
José M. Mateos Roco: Department of Applied Physics and IUFFyM, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
Alejandro Medina: Department of Applied Physics and IUFFyM, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
María Jesús Santos: Department of Applied Physics and IUFFyM, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-23

Abstract: A compilation of innovative educational activities to work on concepts related to the production of electrical energy is presented. To approach the real-life secondary education curriculum, they are grouped to be performed during a week denominated Renewable Energy Week: an educational proposal aimed to promote the respect for the environment through the insight on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and renewable energy sources. The students would build and perform low-cost experiments so as to deeply understand the essence of energetic transformations, as well as electricity generation. Learning by discovery, collaborative learning and experimentation, are the methodological pillars that characterize Renewable Energy Week, since they have been proven to be efficient methodologies to promote students’ learning. Innovative techniques for pupils evaluation are employed, including a rubric, Socrative application and a set of sheets regarding experiments. Through this educational proposal, the students are expected to achieve a deep understanding of some key concepts related to electricity and awaken their interest in scientific subjects, making them conscious of the transition to sustainable development that our planet urgently requires. At the same time, this project offers to teachers a series of experiments and innovative activities to work on the SDG in Physics, Chemistry and Technology subjects.

Keywords: low-cost experiments; Sustainable Development Goals (SDG); renewable energy; secondary education; collaborative learning; Socrative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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