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Circuit Breakers 2018

Samson Primary School Presented by Xalur Madeira-Edis and Noah Unkovich-Cattermole

Our school

• Samson Primary School has 12 Primary School, 1 Kindergarten, 2 Pre-

Primary classrooms and 3 ASD Centres for Autistic children. It participates in Waste Wise, Water Wise and Climate Clever programs concentrating on Sustainability and Conservation.

• The school is in the suburb of Samson which is to the East of

Fremantle.

• All the students in rooms 9 and 10 took part in the program. This

consisted of 16 year 5 and 50 year 6 students. We were then put into 5 groups.

• These 2 rooms were selected because they are the senior classes and

the staff were committed to the program.

What we learnt about Western Power

• Supplies and distributes electrical power to metropolitan

communities and some regional areas in WA.

• They are responsible for maintenance and supply and installation
• f transmission towers, transformers, storage batteries etc.
• Responsible for incorporating renewable and non-renewable

energy sources into the production of electricity.

What we learnt about engineering

• Engineers solve problems using Maths and Science.
• Teams of engineers work together.
• There are many different kinds of engineers. Civil, electrical, mechanical,

chemical, marine, software, mining and megatronic are just some of them.

• Civil engineers design and make infrastructure used in electrical networks.

Our network of the future

Our Network

• Our network is a parallel circuit because if one area of the network malfunctions the rest will continue to
• function. The network is supplied by a wind farm, solar farm, hydro plant and solar panels utilising all the

infrastructure required. Eg. Transmission towers, transformers, electrical towers and batteries.

• We attempted to only use renewable energy sources but have a coal fired power station as a backup if

everything else fails.

• We also used these resources to make our energy supply efficient, environmentally friendly, sustainable and

cost effective. Interesting points

• Using a hydro electric plant making use of the river as a water source.
• All the buildings having solar panels and battery storage. These would be government subsidised and excess

power would be sent into the network. Decisions

• In the placement of renewable energy sources we considered the community (noise, aesthetics) and utilising

natural features (the wind & sun) to maximise the liveability.

• We decided to place our transmission towers in a straight line so it would transmit power efficiently and make

it easier to connect the community.

Our 5 favourite things about Circuit Breakers

• 3D printing and using TinkerCad.
• Making our own circuits and learning how they work.
• Interacting with the engineers and using their advice to construct our

community.

• Cooperating well as a group.
• Hands on activities were motivating and fun.