Climate solutions. Soon, computers will use ALL of our electricity! (Stage 3, Stage 4)
We all love our devices but the growing number of computers could soon use our entire energy supply…unless we change.
ACTIVITY OUTLINE:
As part of the Powerhouses 100 Climate Conversations weekly podcast, selected innovators have presented simple positive messages to schools about what can be done to save our planet.
Each year we produce billions of computer chips. They are used in almost everything electrical and consume around 10% of the world’s entire energy production. If we continue to produce more of the same technology, they will consume ALL of our electricity within a few decades. This is clearly not sustainable.
Professor Michael Fuhrer from Monash University and his team are looking at new chip technologies that are just one atom thick making them 10 times more efficient. Is graphene the new silicon? Why are billions of chips made in just one of three factories around the world? If you love what computers do for us, you need to see what we need to do for them as we seek climate solutions.
This is an edited recording of an interview on Friday 28 October 2022 from the Powerhouse.
IS THIS A FREE EVENT? Yes
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Powerhouse
Event Details
Event Type
On Demand (available until: 31-Dec-2027 05:00PM)
Delivery Platform
Duration
Curriculum
Primary, Secondary
Syllabus Outcomes
ST3-1WS-S, ST3-4LW-S, SC4-4WS, SC4-7WS, ST3-7MW-T, SC4-11PW
Main KLA, Strand, Sub Strand
Science and Tech » Working Scientifically and Design and Production » Digital Technologies
Other KLAs
Science and Tech » Information Processes and Technology
Science and Tech » Industrial Technology
Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
Participants will learn to:
- Identify various pathways into STEM careers
- Understand that failure is part of learning
- Accept, though question that climate change is supported by evidence
- Explore solutions that are diverse and achievable
- Ask questions and express their voice through protest in the search for truth.
Success can be measured by the ability of the learners to:
- Explain the key points raised in the program
- Identify at least one variable described in the presentation
- Generate expansive questions
- Suggest ways to continue investigations
- Discuss limitations of the key ideas
- Propose a career path for their own journey with STEM
Joining The Event
Technology and Materials Requirements
This webinar was recorded live on 28 October 2022. After you book your place, a link to the recording will be sent to the email you have registered with.