Renewable Energy, Ecology and Environment to Arabic Pupils Using a Creative, “Hands On” Approach

An action learning course is an academic course which involves academic learning and social activities, and has an impact on the community. In the last year, students from the HIT, Holon Institute of Technology, participated in the action learning course “Green Ambassador”, which...

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Main Authors: Hen Friman, Yafa Sitbon, Ifaa Banner, Tal Shauli, Yulia Einav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Environments
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/5/6/66
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spelling doaj-9a65491126dc4100b479347400c10c2f2020-11-25T00:57:19ZengMDPI AGEnvironments2076-32982018-06-01566610.3390/environments5060066environments5060066Renewable Energy, Ecology and Environment to Arabic Pupils Using a Creative, “Hands On” ApproachHen Friman0Yafa Sitbon1Ifaa Banner2Tal Shauli3Yulia Einav4Faculty of Engineering, HIT—Holon Institute of Technology, Holon 5810201, IsraelDean of Students Office, HIT—Holon Institute of Technology, Holon 5810201, IsraelDean of Students Office, HIT—Holon Institute of Technology, Holon 5810201, IsraelFaculty of Design, HIT—Holon Institute of Technology, Holon 5810201, IsraelFaculty of Engineering, HIT—Holon Institute of Technology, Holon 5810201, IsraelAn action learning course is an academic course which involves academic learning and social activities, and has an impact on the community. In the last year, students from the HIT, Holon Institute of Technology, participated in the action learning course “Green Ambassador”, which aimed to teach pupils about renewable energy and preserving an environment. As part of the course requirements, students were asked to conduct enjoyable lessons for fifth and sixth grade pupils in the Arabic elementary school “Alomaria” situated in the city of Ramle. During lessons held within the school, the students taught the pupils via games and activities what is soil contamination, how to turn waste into a resource, what is an air pollution, energy conversion and etc. In order to illustrate the topics studied by the pupils, the students used a moveable laboratory containing demonstrations, experiments and creative activities. Thus, active participation of the pupils in the lessons was achieved. The results show higher rates of success in the final questionnaires on the lessons’ topics and involvement, due to an enriching and a challenging experience of learning. Thanks to the action learning course, the pupils became more aware and learned an important lesson about the ways to preserve the environment.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/5/6/66Arabicenvironmental educationelementary schoolHebrewGreen Ambassadorrenewable energy
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Yafa Sitbon
Ifaa Banner
Tal Shauli
Yulia Einav
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Yafa Sitbon
Ifaa Banner
Tal Shauli
Yulia Einav
Renewable Energy, Ecology and Environment to Arabic Pupils Using a Creative, “Hands On” Approach
Environments
Arabic
environmental education
elementary school
Hebrew
Green Ambassador
renewable energy
author_facet Hen Friman
Yafa Sitbon
Ifaa Banner
Tal Shauli
Yulia Einav
author_sort Hen Friman
title Renewable Energy, Ecology and Environment to Arabic Pupils Using a Creative, “Hands On” Approach
title_short Renewable Energy, Ecology and Environment to Arabic Pupils Using a Creative, “Hands On” Approach
title_full Renewable Energy, Ecology and Environment to Arabic Pupils Using a Creative, “Hands On” Approach
title_fullStr Renewable Energy, Ecology and Environment to Arabic Pupils Using a Creative, “Hands On” Approach
title_full_unstemmed Renewable Energy, Ecology and Environment to Arabic Pupils Using a Creative, “Hands On” Approach
title_sort renewable energy, ecology and environment to arabic pupils using a creative, “hands on” approach
publisher MDPI AG
series Environments
issn 2076-3298
publishDate 2018-06-01
description An action learning course is an academic course which involves academic learning and social activities, and has an impact on the community. In the last year, students from the HIT, Holon Institute of Technology, participated in the action learning course “Green Ambassador”, which aimed to teach pupils about renewable energy and preserving an environment. As part of the course requirements, students were asked to conduct enjoyable lessons for fifth and sixth grade pupils in the Arabic elementary school “Alomaria” situated in the city of Ramle. During lessons held within the school, the students taught the pupils via games and activities what is soil contamination, how to turn waste into a resource, what is an air pollution, energy conversion and etc. In order to illustrate the topics studied by the pupils, the students used a moveable laboratory containing demonstrations, experiments and creative activities. Thus, active participation of the pupils in the lessons was achieved. The results show higher rates of success in the final questionnaires on the lessons’ topics and involvement, due to an enriching and a challenging experience of learning. Thanks to the action learning course, the pupils became more aware and learned an important lesson about the ways to preserve the environment.
topic Arabic
environmental education
elementary school
Hebrew
Green Ambassador
renewable energy
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