Led by Dr Joanna Sessford, a group of students from the School of Engineering at SBC visited a Year One class at the British International School (Pudong) on 23 February. The aim of the afternoon was to give the children an introduction to alternative energy and in particular wind turbines.
They split the class into small groups and worked with the children as they completed a word search of words related to alternative energy and wind turbines.
The team explained how wind turbines work by using a model. Then the children were given the opportunity to see a mini wind turbine in action. A simple experiment was set up using blades cut out from cardboard and a hairdryer as a substitute for wind to generate electricity.
When the children saw the readings from the multimeter, they asked questions like "Where does the electricity come from?"
The day was a great success and the team left a class of happy children, many of whom now want to become engineers, just like the Engineering students from SBC.
Dr Gareth Knowles, Head of Engineering, said: "We are very proud of the fact that apart from study, SBC students are actually taking the initiative in integrating into the community. We encourage our students to learn from practice, so I am pleased to see that both sets of students have gained much out of the experience."
