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Make Hay While the Sun Shines: Students of GHS

Nehru Memorial School Develop Solar Mobile Charger

n the changing educational
sphere, all schools are marching
Itowards cultivating curiosity,
research, and skills for innovation
in students. This edition of Edusure
brings you the contributions of GHS
Nehru Memorial School, Hyder-
abad, towards sustainable develop-
ment. V Padma Priya, School Assis-
tant, English, introduced her
students to the United Nations' Sus-
tainable Development Goals, 2015,
and encouraged them to develop a
model as evidence of their under-
standing of it. Mr. George Hade-
menos, a Physics teacher at
Richardson High School, Texas,
USA, collaborated with V Padma
Priya on the common stage of
IREX's (International Research and
Exchanges Board) sponsored
Teacher Exchange Program. They
join forces to provide students with
the opportunity to learn through ex-
perimentation. As part of the col-
laboration, Grade 12 students of
Richardson High School — Carlos
Cordova, Emily Verriere, and Edwin Students of GHS Nehru Memorial School, Hyderabad, designed a Solar Mobile
Hassier — worked with the students Charger under the guidance of V Padma Priya, School Assistant, English language
of GHS Nehru Memorial School to
design a Solar Mobile Charger si-
multaneously a STEM project and SDGs listed in the SDG-Aligned morial School surveyed the usage of The solar panel and car charger are
a product promoting the SDGs. This Projects choice board. electricity, types of gadgets commonly connected with wires, and different
project comes under SDG 7 — Clean Under the guidance of Mr. Hade- used, and the monthly electricity bills. cables are attached to the module.
and Affordable Energy — of the 17 menos, students of GHS Nehru Me- The survey surmised that mobile The voltmeter ensures that the panel
phones are carried throughout the releases a power supply of precisely
day, requiring frequent charging to 6 volts and 3 watts, which is sufficient
function. As the solar mobile charger for the mobile to get charged. "This
uses affordable renewable energy, it project wasn't just about making a
results in a reduced electricity bill, a solar-powered mobile charger; we
prospect that is attractive to several understood the bigger picture and
potential consumers of the product. the importance of renewable energy,
The two teachers coordinated and how renewable resources are the
preliminary introductions and dis- key to safer, inexpensive, and sus-
cussions between the students tainable development in our cities.
through preparatory classes on We also learned the importance of
Zoom and the application Padlet. communication, collaboration, di-
"The students decided among them- versity in ideas, teamwork, and fac-
selves which SDG to work on, what ing challenges head-on. Eventually,
project is useful for the local com- we were more confident in our team
munity, what materials should be and ourselves. We learned how to
purchased and from where, and how settle any disputes without under-
to make it cost-effective. We allotted mining the interests of anyone and
time for these discussions, which to share responsibilities," said Ka-
gave them clarity on details like the malvardhan, a class 9 student.
various cables used for the function- Working on this project provided
ing of the solar mobile charger," said students with new experiences in all
V Padma. areas, and the project's success has
A solar panel, car charger module, inspired students to work on more
different types of cables, screwdriver, projects in the pursuit of sustain-
Solar Mobile Charger and voltmeter are used in the model. able development.

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