MESI 4.0

Colegio La Salle-Buen Consejo

The project meeting in Puerto Real took place from the 24 to the 30 of March 2019. During the project meeting participated students, teachers and project coordinators of the four countries:

Czech republic

Spain

Germany

Lithuania

A total of 50 students and 12 teachers were welcomed by the headmaster of “Colegio La Salle-Buen Consejo” were welcomed by the headmistress of the School, the animation team and chief conductor of La Salle Andalucia schools and the chief of studies.

Aim

The project had the aim of promoting students learning on the industry of solar energy and how this helps to the sustainability of the world.

Methodology

A transdisciplinar STEM approach was used to the design of the implementation task, technical visits to the University of Cadiz, “All-gas” project, “Navantia 4.0” factory.  Mobile devices for: lecturing new information, data analysis, collaborating between students and/or teachers, classrooms discussions, demonstrating and realization of experiments. Integrating methodologies of problem and project based learning, team work, technical visits, debates and learning presentations.

Results

Methodology and worksheets, outcomes and implementation documents, summary, common photo, certificates for students, attendance list of participants and dissemination activities.

Benefit for students

Working in international groups helped students to improve their face-to-face English communication skills (listening, questioning, understanding, providing feedback or debating) and acquiring new scientific vocabulary. All students lived with Spanish host families, contacting with people from different social, economic and cultural backgrounds. 

The daily live in Spanish host families facilitated the improvement of the common day English language and getting to know some phrases in Spanish.

Working in international groups and hosting in Spanish families helped them to understand and manage their own and others’ emotions. 

Working with students from other schools motivated students to do their best to fulfill the set of activities designed and implemented (methodology and worksheets described in the results). Using integrative software in different activities (such as experimentation, looking for information, debating, preparing presentations) increased the STEM competences. Furthermore, visualization of natural science and mathematics through the use of different software increased motivation of the students. Solving the life related problem of how to use renewable solar energy for the sustainability of the “Toruños” Park, the Cadiz Island and Marshes of Santi Petri motivated them even further. The visit to "Laboratory of Systems and Materials for Energy"; of the University of Cadiz provided students with knowledge about the software and equipment that they are going to use in their later education and future career. The visit to plant All-gas helped students to realize and visualize the industrial of sustainable algae cultures for biofuel production. Students reflected how research helps to Industry 4.0 revolution for the sustainability of the world. Even more students had an opportunity to meet deadlines and presented their insights about the possibilities of renewable solar energy in Industry 4.0 revolution for a sustainable world.