Circuit Breakers 2018 Samson Primary School Presented by Xalur Madeira-Edis and Noah Unkovich-Cattermole
Our school • Samson Primary School has 12 Primary School, 1 Kindergarten, 2 Pre- Primary classrooms and 3 ASD Centres for Autistic children. It participates in Waste Wise, Water Wise and Climate Clever programs concentrating on Sustainability and Conservation. • The school is in the suburb of Samson which is to the East of Fremantle. • All the students in rooms 9 and 10 took part in the program. This consisted of 16 year 5 and 50 year 6 students. We were then put into 5 groups. • These 2 rooms were selected because they are the senior classes and the staff were committed to the program.
What we learnt about Western Power • Supplies and distributes electrical power to metropolitan communities and some regional areas in WA. • They are responsible for maintenance and supply and installation of transmission towers, transformers, storage batteries etc. • Responsible for incorporating renewable and non-renewable energy sources into the production of electricity.
What we learnt about engineering • Engineers solve problems using Maths and Science. • Teams of engineers work together. • There are many different kinds of engineers. Civil, electrical, mechanical, chemical, marine, software, mining and megatronic are just some of them. • Civil engineers design and make infrastructure used in electrical networks.
Our network of the future Our Network • Our network is a parallel circuit because if one area of the network malfunctions the rest will continue to function. The network is supplied by a wind farm, solar farm, hydro plant and solar panels utilising all the infrastructure required. Eg. Transmission towers, transformers, electrical towers and batteries. • We attempted to only use renewable energy sources but have a coal fired power station as a backup if everything else fails. • We also used these resources to make our energy supply efficient, environmentally friendly, sustainable and cost effective. Interesting points • Using a hydro electric plant making use of the river as a water source. • All the buildings having solar panels and battery storage. These would be government subsidised and excess power would be sent into the network. Decisions • In the placement of renewable energy sources we considered the community (noise, aesthetics) and utilising natural features (the wind & sun) to maximise the liveability. • We decided to place our transmission towers in a straight line so it would transmit power efficiently and make it easier to connect the community.
Our 5 favourite things about Circuit Breakers • 3D printing and using TinkerCad. • Making our own circuits and learning how they work. • Interacting with the engineers and using their advice to construct our community. • Cooperating well as a group. • Hands on activities were motivating and fun.
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