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Project Details

Project Name: Global Warming

Name & Surname:- Raffaele Nardella

Address/Nation: Milan (ITALY)

E-mail ranardel@libero.it

Profession: English Teacher in ITIS Giorgi di Milano

Role in the initiative/project: tutor

mailto:ranardel@libero.itmailto:ranardel@libero.it

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Brief description of the initiative/project

Using the Kyoto Protocol as a starting point, the project looks into the

concept of renewable energy, the use of energy throughout history and

the relationship between renewable and non-renewable energy.

The aim is to acquire competences in analysis and synthesis by asking

the students - also through the use of the English language the link

between energy consumption, renewable sources and the quality of life.

Subjects: Electronics and Telecommunication, calculation, English,

maths, history.

Target: 2 year course in a II degree Secondary Schools.

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Outline of the problem

What is renewable energy?

How has Man used energy during the centuries?

What is the Kyoto Protocol?

What is the advantage in using renewable energy?

Where can renewable energy replace non renewable energy?

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Objectives

strengthen research ability by using search enginesteach students to set up statistics questionnaires

interpret results through electronic spreadsheets preparing diagrams

using the data collected

explain the benefits of new technologies for data transmission

explain the advantages of team work for a common goal

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Activities, steps and timetable

data collection on the effects of global warming (3 h)statistics study on how much your family and friends know about this

problem (5 h)

organise a debate on the consequence of the increase in global warming

(2 h)

prepare a presentation on the research carried out (8 h)

present the project to other teachers and students in the school (2 h)

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STEP 1

1. research on Internet or multimedia encyclopaedias on the subject.

2. the group should be divided into sub-groups, each one dealing with

one specific part.3. the topics should be divided as follows:

- a study on global warming

- the mechanism of global warming

- greenhouse gases

- emissions

- climate changes- effects on humans

- effects on the environment

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STEP 2

Develop a questionnaire for family and friends on the following lines:

1. understanding global warming2. source of information

3. consequences of global warming on the environment

4. consequences of global warming on humans

5. strategies for a solution

6. steps taken by various countries to solve the problem

7. statistics analysis of the research through diagrams showing theresults.

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STEP 3

Organise a round table where every sub-group will present and comment

the results of its own research. Teachers will in turn act as moderators.

STEP 4

Prepare a Power Point presentation using all the material collected. The

computer science teacher will give the students basic information on the

use of the program to prepare the slides.The slides can be printed and pasted on posters to be exhibited during

the final presentation.

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STEP 5

The teachers who are taking part to the PBL project will organise a

meeting with their colleagues and students of other classes and present

their results highlighting both difficulties and advantages of PBL. This

sharing experience will encourage other teachers and students to try

using the PBL method as a better and more complete approach forstudents towards the acquisition of new skills and their ability to use

them in an interdisciplinary context.

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Details

the work-group will be divided into sub-groups

(max 6 students each group)

there will be 5 steps to the project and will have to be carried out in

sequence

each sub-group will have to take part to all stages

the work will have to be shared with the other groups

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Requirements

use of internet

basic knowledge of statistics

use image processing programs

use of Word, Excel, PowerPointOPTIONAL :have an internet connected computer at home

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Technological Setting

Hardwarea computer for each sub-group in the lab

a scanner

a printer

Software

internet browser

image processing program

word processing program

electronic spreadsheet program

multimedia program

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Abilities, introduced or consolidated

use of internet for research

text formatting and composition

tables and charts using an electronic spreadsheet

preparation of slide shows

image processing

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Log Book

presentation of the project to the work-group

discussion of the feasibility study of the project with the students

outlining difficulties encountered by the students

division in sub-groups

task assignment

analysis of activities, steps and timetable

estimate of total time required (20 h)

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SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGHTS (Focus on innovation)/

CRITICALITIES (Focus on barriers and difficulties)/

OPPORTUNITIES (Focus on added values)/

THREATS (Focus on limits of time, space, country.)/