The Horse 2019/20

Technology & Environment

Concept: Digitalisation

 
Names of research team (Who?)

Stefanie Kunz, Tamara Keller, Simone Etter

Our questions (What?)

  • What is digitization? What does it involve?
  • How important is digitization?
  • Where and in which areas is digitization already available? Where is it still needed?
  • What are advantages of digitization? Does it have any disadvantages?

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Concept - project; the life cycle of a local product

Concept - The life cycle of a local product

 

Names of research team: Stefanie Kunz, Simone Etter, Tamara Keller

Project idea / topic: The life cycle of a local product

Our Questions, we want to answer with our project:

- Which steps are necessary to produce an apple?

- How and when will the apples be picked from the tree?

- How big or small is the ecological footprint of this production and its impact on the climate?

- How do our results look like, compared with another country?

In general, we want to analyse what is needed to provide this product in the grocery store.

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Diwali in southern India

Diwali in Sothern India

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Special South Indian foods

Diwali or Dipawali is one of the most celebrated festivals. it is celebrated all over Indias and it is otherwise titled "the festival of lights" as the Indians use various fireworks, coloured sand, special sweets, etc. It is mainly celebrated by Hindus and as per Hindu mythology, it is the day in which Lord Krishna defeated the demon Nakasura. the north Indians mainly celebrate this in 4 to 5 days.More...

Project Idea

Nowadays it is normal to drive to work by car in the morning. But is that necessary? In Switzerland, we can be proud of our public transport, because it connects even the smallest villages. Why do not we just use public transport? Because of convenience? In addition, owning a car is much more expensive than, for example, a train subscription for the whole of Switzerland. A car-free life is also much better for the environment. That's why we challenge you to live without a car for a month!

Deia Sträuli and Rezon Rama

What does the world look like in 100 years?

The earth is getting warmer, more and more trees are being felled, w

e need more and more food every day.

But what will the whole world look like in 100 years?  We also asked ourselves this question and numerous ideas came to our minds.

But what does a child, a teenager, an adult, an economics teacher, a climate physicist think about it? With the help of interviews we would like to explore the different views. Do you have any ideas? Contact us for an interview or a collaboration!

We are looking forward to a project enforcement and good cooperation with you!

Best wishes

Emanuela and Vanessa

Food wast in our supermarkets

Hello together,

Our projectidea was to find out more about food waste in our big and small supermarkets here in Switzerland and around the world.

What are the differences between big and small supermarkets?

Which effect does the food waste have on climate change?

And what can be possible solutions?

We would like it if you share your experiences with us.

Kind regards,

Anja and Nathan

How much mineral oil is needed for one portion of french-fries?

Hello together

We like to show you our new project about mineral oil. Our goal is to find out how much mineral oil is needed to produce one portion of french-fries. Moreover we want to calculate the costs for one portion of french-fries, if we use natural energy sources. At the end we gonna use our calculations to look how much Mineral oil is used in one year just for the production of French-fries in switzerland.

 

Shana & Rahel