Get into EnergyAg – Agrivoltaics (Years 8–12)
Curriculum links
Get into EnergyAg – Agrivoltaics (Yr 8–12) aligns with Unit 4, Area of Study 2, Innovation and Technology, of the VCE Agricultural and Horticultural Study Design. This workshop also aligns with the Sustainability cross-curriculum priority of the new Victorian Curriculum F-10 Version 2.0, mapping across the organising principles of Responsible design, Interrelationship of systems, Futures thinking and Worldviews.
Overview
Get into Energy.Ag – Agrivoltaics has students build electrical circuits using solar panels, optimise power, and assess how to mitigate, or adapt to, climate change in an agricultural context. Using molecular models, students re-create key equations of the carbon cycle, and model how these are linked through Earth’s systems to renewable and non-renewable fuel sources and climate change.
Students learn about global climate change, Victoria’s changing climate and, using online tools, access regional climate projections. Students investigate transpiration of plants, investigate stomata under microscopes and make predictions about what types of crops would likely benefit in microclimates created by solar panels.
Details
Available | Terms 1–4 |
|---|---|
Duration | 2 hours |
Cost | Free (workbooks provided) |
Locations | AgriBio, Centre for AgriBioscience (Bundoora) and Agriculture Victoria SmartFarms (Tatura, Ellinbank, Horsham, Hamilton) |
Online | Not available |
More information
For more information email getintoagstem@agriculture.vic.gov.au