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Practical Action
Practical Action: videos
These are videos from Practical Action that teachers in both Primary and Secondary schools may find useful as support material or starting points for lessons across the curriculum.
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Marvellous Microbes!
This film shows how food waste in Bangladesh is used to provide a source of energy. The conditions needed for anaerobic digestion, including temperature, pH, and oxygen levels. The biogas produced is used as a fuel for cooking and the digested food is used as a fertilizer.
Water for the World
This activity looks at water consumption on a local and global scale. Students learn about the main water contaminants and various methods of purification and the role of engineers and their approach to design challenges. The resource aims to inspire an interest in water conservation and to introduce students to...
Water and sanitation videos
Practical Action helps local communities in the developing world gain access to services such as water and sanitation, vital for a decent quality of life. Some examples of how they go about doing this and the technologies involved are demonstrated in these videos:
- Dying for a drink - solar powered...
Energy videos
The problems caused by lack of access to energy, and renewable energy solutions implemented by Practical Action are shown in this series of videos.
Benefits of smoke hoods: Discusses the benefits to health and how food is cooked.
Dying for a drink - solar powered water pump: Installing a...
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| Subject(s) | Cross curricular |
|---|---|
| Age | 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxdet8 |
