STEM for Outdoor Learning in Schools

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As part of our eco outdoor classroom range, we offer an educational renewable energy piece of equipment which has a wind turbine mounted on the roof as well as a solar panel which feeds down into a panel mounted monitoring and control board. As well as teaching children about the benefits of how we can create sustainable and green energy harnassed from the elements, it also is able to teach children about certain curriculum based STEM learning outcomes.

Below are some of these:

  1. As part of the system, we offer a meter or datalogger – it is therefore possible to be able to output some data from the system which the children/school can then use for logging onto graphs/pie charts etc. For example, they could compare this data against seasons and weather changes within certain time periods. Monthly data comparisons could also be undertaken which could then be linked back to studying climate change anomalies
  2. We can also offer special bikes and handcranks which the children can pedal or turn to create power and electricity – a school can therefore introduce a link to pedal/effort/reward ratios – so the children understand that the harder and faster they pedal, the more energy/watts/power is created – this is then related back to household items for everyday relevance – rather than a poster as below, this potentially could be done on the app (currently being worked on) or as LED light displays giving children a visual representation of “watts to effort”

    Electric pedal dynamo bike

  3. The bikes can power up a music bluetooth system with drum and sound pads the children can hit to create different sounds and notes – useful to link too with sounds and notations which are also studied within the curriculum

    Children pedalling bikes for the music

  4. The board itself could be relevant to STEM based learning as children study electrical circuits and switches, batteries, bulbs, buzzers, forces and light

    energy monitoring board

We are always developing new systems in regards to this so for further information, please do contact us on 01832 275902 or email: info@hideouthouse.com