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Project Based Learning Goes Multidisciplinary!
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Teachers at Blackhawk have implemented a cross-curricular approach to the GPP students across Science (AP Environmental Science), Technology (TSA), English (Creative Writing), Art (Graphic Design), and Math (Algebra) disciplines will be working to solve various issues facing the nuclear power industry.
The goal of our project is connecting local schools to local industries. Through this partnership students are exposed to real problems facing real companies. Students will utilize their skills and abilities in cooperation with professionals in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) fields to find solutions.
This project has developed a partnership with First Energy and the nearby Beaver Valley Power Station. An inside look into Nuclear Energy and how it supplies electricity as well as challenges facing the industry. This project provides students with a unique problem solving experience.
STUDENT SOLUTION FEATURE COMING SOON!
We want to feature much of the final presentation day here on this page. Please check back shortly after April 11 2016 to see a feature on the students offering solutions to First Energy! In the meantime here is a snippet of each group's contributions.
Technology Student Association
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This group of students devised a nuclear energy board game. Everything from writing the game to designing and 3D printing the pieces.
Another solution for this group was team building. Personel from First Energy enjoyed the turbine buildling activity during their visit so much, this group organized a team building exercise for the engineers to challenge their colleagues. Models were built from office materials and a 3D printed design of a turbine.
Algebra
This group of students analyzed the cost to build, run, and maintain severla different types of power stations. Looking for alternative energy is going to be a major movement in the near future.
Creative Writing ​
This group of students are looking at social perspectives of a nuclear power station being built in their community. This mult-genre approach allowed students to develop characters and various forms of media that would likely follow such a major impact to a community.
Graphic Design
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This group of students used 1930's Works Progress Administration and its Federal Arts Project to promote National Parks to promote nuclear energy. Safe, clean, and reliable - nuclear power is a secure option to our ever increasing energy demands!
Advanced Placement Environmental Science​
This group of students first looked to educate the community by providing digital media to help everyone understand the science behind nuclear energy.
They also researched the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Federal Code of Regulations methods to reduce Chromium 48 a radioactive nuclides prior to being released into water systems, and methods to reduce the gas levels of Krypton 79.