Presentation

Advanced Technology for Science Education

It was designed and executed by ORT-Chile, aiming to improve the level of Scientific Education

in public Secondary Schools

The Project

Coca-Cola Foundation, using the Educational National Donations Law

Where does the financial support come from?

Aiming to finance and support innovation Educational Projects, culture and environmental protection composed by Coca-Cola International

and National Bottlers.

Coca Cola of Chile Foundation

Providing the schools with:

-Infrastructure

-Equipment

-Training

-Technical Assistance

How does TAVEC fulfill its goals?

Infrastructure

A relative small amount of money that

covers for painting, furniture, light, water and gas installations and security, in pre-existing class rooms.

•8 workstations with A-D Interfaces & control software

•Set of sensors and probes

•Complementary equipment

•Audiovisual equipment

•Portable Workstation for Environmental Experiments

•Educational Software

Students Science Laboratory

The Workstation

Composed by:

PC + A/D Interface + Acquisition software + Sensors

The Audiovisual Equipment

Composed by:

TV + VGA/Video Interface + Video Camera

The Acquisition Software

Specially designed for students to acquire data in real time from an experiment, that permits various kinds of data processing, and its visualization by means of graphics.

Sensors & Probes

17 sensors & probes:

Motion detector - Force probe

Current & voltage sensor-Light sensor

Temperature-magnetic field sensor

Microphone- O2 gas sensor

pressure sensor - pH sensor

Conductivity sensor- Respiration rate monitor

Heart rate monitor-Colorimeter

Humidity sensor - CO2 gas sensor

EKG sensor

200 hours of service training:

Scientific contents

Methodology

Technology

Evaluation

Teachers Training Courses

Structured in three main directions:

Methodology oriented to students

•Inquiry Based Instruction

•Creative Thinking

•Team Work

Mainly the same methodology is used as

with the students

Methodology oriented to teachers

2 years of e-learning

+

6 Supervision visits

Technical Assistance

The Project is:

•Ten years in Service

•In 33 Cities

•In 54 Schools

•200 Biology Teachers

•170 Chemistry Teachers

•130 Physics Teachers

• 500.000 Students

Arica

Punta Arenas

EasternIsland

Current Stage

Benefits of the Project

•Students: have the possibility to learn Sciences with the aid of advanced technology.

•Teachers: improve their professional qualification and perform motivating lectures.

•Educational System: The possibility to provide Science Education equally for everyone.