For several years now, All Saints Anglican School (ASAS) has taken a lead in the sensitive and critical issues of teaching science for a sustainable future as well as sustaining science education by including issues related to sustainability in several aspects of its curriculum; fuel cell technology is used as a vehicle to teach relevant science across disciplines and age groups.

Typically, the Year 10 physics course is based on a set of experiments using fuel cell (0.5W) powered model cars. The course is designed to teach the students the core content while being involved constantly with the application of the concepts to a realistic, relevant and engaging situation.

ASAS has also developed several research projects based on fuel cell technology. As an example, in 2007, a fuel-cell powered boat (100W hydrogen fuel cell) was built as a project across physics, chemistry and engineering. Several students have also spent a few days at the Australain National University to learn about the physics of making a fuel cell.

This presentation will give an overview of the fuel cell based education programs and projects currently operating in the school, exploring the many aspects of physics that could be touched upon within this context (plasma physics, diagnostic techniques, material science, etc.) and included in a science curriculum.

Our vision is to create a cluster of schools interested in making a change in the science syllabus to make it relevant to modern issues, using fuel cell technology as vehicle for the change.