Lesson Study: Cross-Border
Learning for Developing
International Perspectives
Task Development on Energy
Efficiency

Purpose• The purpose of the programme is to provide aplatform for exchanging ideas of pupils fromboth Malaysia and Philippines.
• This is also to expose them in the learning
culture of Education in the two economies
which focuses on EE.
• It is hoped that the pupils could benefit fromthe lesson demonstration and discussions on
the sample exercise given to them.

Objectives• Communicate and exchange ideas with fellow
pupils from another country.
• Apply their knowledge and skills in currency
conversion, graph interpretation, and average.
• Identify the different sources of energy andways on how to efficiently conserve energy.
• Develop pupils mathematical thinking andappreciation of the importance of energy
efficiency and conservation.

Information• Target group• Grade Level:– Grade 7 in Malaysia– Grade 5 in Philippines• Number of Pupils:– 17 in Malaysia– 32 in Philippines• Date & Venue• Date: 29 September
2016• Duration: 60 minutes

Mechanism• The symposium was held in a form of teleconferencing
between demo teachers conducting a lesson toMalaysian and the Philippino pupils.
• The pupils were given task before the lesson (hands-on
activities and problems to solve).
• There was communication and exchange of ideas
between pupils.
• The answers of the exercises were compared among
the two groups.
• There was a reflection of the lesson at the end of theprogrammeRoles of the Teachers:• Give guidance to pupils to ask questions based on theelectric bills and related to Math concepts such as
currency conversion, graph interpretation and average.
• Rephrase the questions given by pupils.
• Take note on the board for important answers from thequestions of the pupils leading to the understanding ofconservation of energy.
• Identify the sequence of pupils who ask questions
based on the relatedness of the questions and theexpected answers.
• Ask questions toward the objectives of the lesson.

Materials:• Electric bills of a typical household in Malaysia
and in Philippines• Graphs of a year-round electric billconsumption of a typical household inMalaysia and in Philippines

Expected exchange of questions inDiscussion 1:• Why is the cost of electricity cheaper inMalaysia than in Philippines?
• What are the sources of energy in Malaysia?
• What are the sources of energy in Philippines?

Expected exchange of questions inDiscussion 2:• Why is the consumption in the month of _ lower than othermonths?
• What are the activities in that month?
• How is the climate in that month?
• Why is the consumption in the month of _ higher thanother months?
• What are the activities in that month?
• How is the climate in that month?
• How many persons live in the Malaysian household (ownerof the bill)?
• How many persons live in the Filipino household (owner ofthe bill)?

Expected exchange of questions inDiscussion 3:• How do Filipinos conserve energy?
• How do Malaysians conserve energy?

The Lesson Implementation(Malaysia)

APEC-KKU Symposium
12-15 November 2016

The Lesson Implementation(Philippines)

APEC-KKU Symposium
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Expected Outcomes• Students’ engagement despite language barrier• Students learn:• Cost of electricity in Malaysia and the partnering school• The source of energy in each country• Natural recourses in each country• Other matters such as subsidy etc.
• Important roles in quantifying the energy utilization toqualify the term efficiency in the context of energy
conservation and scientific concepts on energy
transformation• Differences in the curriculum

APEC-KKU Symposium
12-15 November 2016

Findings• Students and teachers found out that online (video conferencing)system is a potential learning platforms across countries, throughthis approach students were able to communicate and learn ideas
and facts about energy generation and utilization across horizons• It was learnt that, in the Philippines the cost of one KWH isexpensive compare to Malaysia• Malaysian government has a cost / subsidy to all consumer but inthe Philippines none.
• In the Philippines, they depend much on the energy supply basedon coal and geothermal but Malaysia produces on its own
electricity through the rich natural resources of energy.
• Numbers played important roles in quantifying the energy
utilization to qualify the term efficiency in the context of energy
conservation and scientific concepts on energy transformation.

• Lesson plan• Video