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What is SEO (Sonskyn Educational Outreach)? Sonskyn (Sahn-skane) is "sunshine" in Afrikaan

 

SEO is a model/mission for bringing global educational opportunity - particularly focusing on the areas of a country that are typically considered inaccessible by educational technology and in  regions where economic conditions limit access to school. This includes not just being able to attend school but also in satisfying even the most fundamental of needs such as food, water and electricity.

 

In these introductory videos, you first see a trailer for our documentary. Secondly, Ms. Kim Jaster of Achieve Academy in Canton, Michigan USA describes SEO concepts. It is followed by a student-made video of how they made solar cars. All will be loaded on a Digital Mobile Library called Raspberry Pi and it is hoped future videos will be exchanged via the device.

 

Alternative energies, like solar being taught here, are the technology around which instruction will occur. The hope is that students will see energy possibilities they could never imagine presently. As adults of the future then, they could well discover the breakthrough  to make energy a sustainable commodity.

New Content:

 

8-8-14: Testimony from 'Julie'   [See 'Dialogue', 'Testimonials' tab]

 

Arrived: Cape Town, South Africa July 19, 2014.    Returned: July 29, 2014.

10,000 + miles journeyed - 19 hours in coach.

Solar panel work

Solar panel work

Taking data on solar cell takes deliberate, continuous work

Wiring the breadboard

Wiring the breadboard

Breadboarding is a way to conveniently connect electronic parts without soldering.

Learning includes playing games

Learning includes playing games

Students in blindfolds answer questions but sometimes while doing that the Dean torments the poor souls. Ms. Jaster tries to ignore it all

Testing the solar cars

Testing the solar cars

Experimentation is the key to improving. The more iterations you do, the more you learn about your design. It almost looks like the students are looking to step on a bug.

Learning the Achieve STEM way

Learning the Achieve STEM way

Giving answers is a two way process that involves thinking and discussing. Teachers learn too!

Materials table

Materials table

Bringing ideas to life takes a lot of work with many materials.

Chemistry analysis

Chemistry analysis

This team of students tries to figure out what chemicals are in an unknown mixture. Testing is everything, but observation is the heart of the testing.

Turbine work

Turbine work

Some teams are never satisfied

Wind turbines, turbines, turbines

Wind turbines, turbines, turbines

Sometimes a team does the work but sometimes individuals do the work

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Wind turbine research

Wind turbine research

Blade tilt is very important in "tuning " the turbine for optimum work... wonder why she's smiling at a windmill?!

More breadboarding for a counter

More breadboarding for a counter

Two or our students are really involved in making this counter work. There's almost room for both of their hands.

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