“Ismail Qemali” High School, Tirana, Albania We take up challenges.

“Ismail Qemali” High School, Tirana, Albania We take up challenges.

“What tangible innovation can we offer to our school? How can we help it become a school of the future?”

“From a drop of water to a stream of life.” Objectives:  To connect, create, and share information using technology to help in solving boundaries and creating a better society.  To cultivate in students respect, responsibility and ethics as far as the environmental issues are concerned.  To develop a global perspective through an understanding of the interactions among the individual, society, and the natural world.  To improve students’ critical thinking, creativity, and analytical ability.  To broaden intellectual and cultural experience through active engagement.

Student-Centered Classroom Subject Areas HistoryPhilosophy Bio- Chemistry Physics Inf. Technology English

History and Philosophy Water from a historical perspective:  Romans infused remarkable energy into their water systems.  Ancient Greeks held water as one of the four classical elements (earth, fire, air).  Large Metropolises and their accessibility via water. What did the students do?  Theatrical part which emphasises the importance of water since the ancient times.  A visit to berati to attest the religeous ceremony of the Holy Water.

Bio-Chemistry Water from a Biological perspective:  Water as a basic element of life  58% - 80 % of human body is water  Water as the universal solvent What did the students do? The students practically fulfilled two experimental works:  Photosynthesis (plant leaf).  Electrolysis (produce hydrogen from water)

Physics Water from a Physical perspective:  How is the water used as a source of alternative energy  The benefits and risks of water in producing electricity What did the students do? They successfully fulfilled two experimental works:  A model of hydrogen engine.  A demonstration of a Hydroelectric Dam failure.

Technology What did the students do?  School’s webpage.  Videos that illustrate the experiments, demonstrations and team works fulfilled.  Photos taken during and after the project.  Polished Project. The tools used:  Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Publisher).  Windows Media Player.  Autocollage.  Windows Live.  Internet Explorer. Technology is a keyword of our project

Community Water supplies are being damaged and wasted everyday, and with our project we offered our solution to this problem. What did the students do?  Constructed a simple water filter, both efficient and low- cost  Produced leaflets and spread them to make the community more sensible towards this global issue

A collage of videos

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