| Title |
Promoting STEM Education Through Sustainable Manufacturing: Case Study of Photovoltaic Toys |
| ID_Doc |
17543 |
| Authors |
Machuve, J; Mkenda, E |
| Title |
Promoting STEM Education Through Sustainable Manufacturing: Case Study of Photovoltaic Toys |
| Year |
2019 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.promfg.2019.04.093 |
| Abstract |
There is an increasing trend of renewable energy applications as a means of energy source in Tanzania. Many initiatives on renewable energy applications are focused on increasing their accessibility and usability preferably for electrification of Off-grid rural areas. In addition to providing eco-friendly energy supply, renewable energy applications have a great potential in addressing other socio-economic challenges including motivation of students to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and careers. A pilot project was conducted to examine the use of the renewable energy application as a tool for promoting STEM subjects to secondary school students in Tanzania. Through sustainable manufacturing approach, a sample of three different photovoltaic toys was produced by re-designing second-hand toys together with re-using waste-broken solar panels. This serves as an edutainment to enhance STEM teaching and learning that can easily and sustainably be adopted with the local context. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. |
| Author Keywords |
STEM; Sustainable Manufacturing; Renewable Energy Application; Tanzania |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (CPCI-S) |
| EID |
WOS:000560232900094 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Manufacturing |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering |
| PDF |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.04.093
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