Cooling Preference in a Doctor’s Clinic

Objective:

To discuss the poor and unsafe air quality inside a room cooled by split-AC.

Outcome:

 Students will realize that an evaporatively cooled room is much safer and has a much better air quality as compared to a room cooled by split air conditioner.

Requirements:

None

Prerequisites:

None

Procedure:

Step 1: Pose the following question to students: 

• Is it safer to be treated in a doctor’s clinic that is cooled using a split-AC (which uses only recirculated air, possibly containing a high concentration of pathogens) or an air cooled facility where all the air is fresh filtered cooled air?
• Do you feel the same in your living spaces packed with Air conditioners? Do you feel the effect on your mental and physical wellbeing?

Step 2: Students share their views post the reflection.  Step 3: List down the points that are emerging in collective discussion.

References:

None