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Electricity, Energy 15/16, Heat5 Comments

Q23 – Top 5 Countries in saving Energy

December 20, 2015February 17, 2019 Team Q23

Which countries or areas in the world are the best in saving energy? Which countries are wasting the most energy and why? Introduction Our target is to compare countries which are consuming the most energy and which are efficient in … Continue reading Q23 – Top 5 Countries in saving Energy

Energy 15/16, Principles6 Comments
what is the energy of the sun

Q63 – Why is the sun bright and where does it take its energy from?

December 19, 2015April 12, 2020 Team Q63

Question 63 Why is the sun bright and where does it take its energy from? Introduction: Have you ever wondered why and how the sun shines? We asked this to ourselves and created a short video in which we explain … Continue reading Q63 – Why is the sun bright and where does it take its energy from?

Energy 15/16, Principles6 Comments

Q28 – Energy Concepts

December 19, 2015February 17, 2019 Team Q28

Unsere Leitfragen: 1. Was heisst für Sie “Energie” und wie definieren Sie es? 2. Wo sehen Sie den Ursprung der “Energie”? Mit unserem Projekt über die Energie haben wir zwei zentrale Fragen verfolgt. Energie ist ein sehr aktuelles Thema, welches … Continue reading Q28 – Energy Concepts

Energy 15/16, Mobility7 Comments

Q45 – Aviation, emissions and new technologies.

December 19, 2015February 19, 2019 Team Q45

Einleitung Unsere Gruppe hat sich dazu entschieden, im Fach Technik & Umwelt folgende Fragen im Rahmen einer Gruppenarbeit zu beantworten: Overall Questions How can we reduce the emissions of CO2 most effectively? Disclaim to drive cars is one way but … Continue reading Q45 – Aviation, emissions and new technologies.

Electricity, Energy 15/16, Experiments, Food, Mobility7 Comments

Q15 – How much energy do I consume per day and how can I calculate it?

December 18, 2015February 20, 2019 Team Q50

Q15: How much energy do I consume per day and how can I calculate it? Team: Daily Energy, Larissa and Meret Maeva We chose this question because we found it really interesting to see how much energy a normal person … Continue reading Q15 – How much energy do I consume per day and how can I calculate it?

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Q40 – Swiss Wind Energy

December 18, 2015February 20, 2019 Team Q40

What are the future plans of the Swiss government for wind energy? Video made by the Q40 team: Wind turbine facility in Brütten, Kanton Zurich 1. How much wind energy is used in Switzerland? Wind turbines / wind parks aren’t … Continue reading Q40 – Swiss Wind Energy

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Q61 – Photovoltaic Cells

December 18, 2015February 20, 2019 Team Q61

Topic: Photovoltaic cells (Solar energy) Team Q61: Loris & Ronny INTRODUCTION In unserem Projekt befassen wir uns mit der Solarenergie, Schwerpunkt Photovoltaikanlagen. Unser Ziel ist es, … Continue reading Q61 – Photovoltaic Cells

Electricity, Energy 15/16, Experiments, Food, Heat9 Comments

Q59 – Living without electricity

December 18, 2015June 1, 2020 Team Q59

A small guide for living without electricity


Experiences of Ylenia Vikor in a non-developing country
After I graduated from school I took the decision to go abroad. I was never keen on rich countries Continue reading “Q59 – Living without electricity”

Electricity, Energy 15/16, Heat7 Comments

Q51 – Why don’t we all use Solar Energy?

December 18, 2015April 21, 2019 Team Q51

Introduction We want to show our population that solar energy is our future. Where are the advantages or disadvantages? What do you need for building a solar construction? Will the usage of solar energy increase in the future? Solar energy … Continue reading Q51 – Why don’t we all use Solar Energy?

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Q11 – Substitution of Nuclear Energy

December 18, 2015February 17, 2019 Team Q11

Is it possible to avoid using non-renewable Energy in the future? Ist es möglich, in Zukunft die Verwendung von nicht erneuerbaren Energien zu vermeiden? Refined Questions, Q11 1) How much energy do we have to replace when we reduce using … Continue reading Q11 – Substitution of Nuclear Energy

Energy 15/16, Experiments, Food8 Comments

Q67 – How much energy is embedded in agricultural products?

December 18, 2015April 5, 2020 Team Q67

Introduction In our project we want to find out the differences between organic products and regular products. Our main questions are: how much energy does the production of organic products and regular products require? What’s the difference between organic products … Continue reading Q67 – How much energy is embedded in agricultural products?

Electricity, Energy 15/16, Experiments, Heat7 Comments

Q36 – Movement

December 15, 2015March 12, 2020 Team Q36

THE MOVEMENT GROUP CAN WE REUSE THE ENERGY WE PRODUCE WHILE DOING SPORTS? We have created a video which shows how much “energy” is produced while doing different sport arts and our interviewee tells us a little bit about this … Continue reading Q36 – Movement

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Q22 – Wasserkraft in der Schweiz

December 15, 2015February 19, 2019 Team Q22

Einleitung Wasserkraft ist die Grundlage unserer Stromversorgung in der Schweiz und deckt rund 56% des Strombedarfs ab. Die Schweiz gilt als Wasserschloss und bildet mit den … Continue reading Q22 – Wasserkraft in der Schweiz

Electricity, Energy 15/16, Mobility6 Comments

Q70 – Electric Car’s Power

December 15, 2015February 19, 2019 Team Q70

Questions A) How does an electric car work? B) How long does it take you to charge an electric car and how much km can you … Continue reading Q70 – Electric Car’s Power

Energy 15/16, Food, Heat4 Comments

Q68 – Long-Distance Heating

December 14, 2015February 19, 2019 Team Q68

In times, when society is faced with climate change, long-distance heating offers a chance to reduce all sources of pollutants and CO2 emissions.   Due to … Continue reading Q68 – Long-Distance Heating

Energy 15/16, Experiments, Mobility9 Comments

Q50 – Driving an Electric Car

December 14, 2015February 19, 2019 Team Q50

Introduction For our project in Technology & Environment we focused on the topic of Electric Cars. We’ve made some interviews, test drives and a short video clip. Our goal was to find out how an Electric Car works and figure … Continue reading Q50 – Driving an Electric Car

Energy 15/16, Heat2 Comments

Q71 – How can we use the Earth’s heat?

December 13, 2015February 19, 2019 Team Q71

Geothermal Energy – Heat of the Earth During the construction of a geothermal heating, you drill a 50 to 400 m deep hole. You have to go that deep because down there there are no seasonal weather and temperature changes. … Continue reading Q71 – How can we use the Earth’s heat?

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What’s your goal and how can it be achieved?

December 13, 2015February 17, 2019 Teacher Elaine Suter

In an early stage of the Website project dwME, each team had been encouraged to Continue reading “What’s your goal and how can it be achieved?”

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Energy Pictures of Students’ Daily Life

December 12, 2015February 19, 2019 Teacher Elaine Suter

Task 1

Take two pictures during your everyday life. Continue reading “Energy Pictures of Students’ Daily Life”

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Students’ Heat Sources

December 11, 2015February 19, 2019 Teacher Elaine Suter

Task 2 What’s the energy source for heating your room? Inform yourself (ask your family, technical caretaker, etc.) and take a picture of: for example the … Continue reading Students’ Heat Sources


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