We have a 1956 Chevy truck doesn't work but it is a cool machine. If we can pay a machine shop to use a laser cutter to cut "windows" in the cylinders, the transmission, gear box, etc. we can have a cutaway engine to enable students to easily make the transition from a theoretical to practical understanding of an engine. The didactic engine will allow each student to perform hands-on procedures in this living classroom.
For over 30 years Yachana Foundation has seen the need for more hands-on learning aids. A large-scale physical aids such as a real engine cutaway gives students the opportunity to use their sensory abilities to enhance their learning by being able to touch and feel. Your contribution to our Recycled Chevy Truck Project will assure that the students in our Agricultural Education curriculum will be better prepared to develop knowledge about the mechanical systems needed for agriculture industry.
In a country like Ecuador the basic issues surrounding training of the youth are often the simplest to fix but most regularly ignored. Basic mechanical training can help reverse poverty, promote environmental awareness, and help the students act as stewards of Ecuador's rainforest. In the Amazon region today's education not only needs to teach students about agriculture, food and natural resources but also mechanics. The challenge is to provide academic and technical training that is fun.
This 1956 Chevy truck doesn't work but it is a cool machine. If we can pay a machine shop to use a laser cutter to cut "windows" in the cylinders, the transmission, gear box, etc. we can have a cutaway engine to enable students to easily make the transition from a theoretical to practical understanding of an engine. The didactic engine will allow each student to perform hands-on procedures in this living classroom. We will install a small electric motor that will move the fan very slowly.
