Physics Teaching and Renewable Energies

Abstract

Classical Physics, which is taught in high school is based on the theories of Isaac Newton, but it cannot explain all the phenomena of nature, so, at the beginning of the twentieth century, Quantum Mechanics was used to demonstrate, among others. So many things as a semiconductor (silicon) material could be employed in photovoltaic panels to turn sunlight into electrical energy. It is necessary that changes occur in the curriculum and in the way of teaching and learning, meaningful learning places the previous knowledge, which the student brings from his life in society, at the center of the process of acquiring new knowledge. Renewable energy generation for over one billion people is a challenge in which science plays a central role, taking this discussion beyond a technical issue, since without electricity, some countries, will remain condemned to starvation and underdevelopment.