Posted on April 13th, 2020 by Mary Lord
As storms increase in frequency and fury and droughts drain groundwater and invite wildfires, communities nationwide are taking a hard look at whether their infrastructure, building codes, and businesses are up to the challenge. And they are turning to engineers for solutions that will increase resiliency and mitigate disaster.
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Filed under: Special Features | Comments Off on Resilience Engineering: The New Normal
Tags: ASEE Prism magazine, civil and environmental engineering, Climate Change, flooding, infrastructure, resilience engineering, Weather
Posted on September 4th, 2019 by Mary Lord
From melting polar ice to savage storms, the shifting global climate inspires new research – and opportunities – in naval engineering.
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Filed under: Special Features | Comments Off on Sea Change
Tags: arctic ice, Climate Change, environment, naval engineering, polar shipping lanes, ship design
Posted on January 3rd, 2019 by Mary Lord
Middle and high school students learn about the importance of the polar regions by connecting with scientists and the data generated by their cutting-edge research on penguins and ocean environments.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Web Resources | Comments Off on Polar Ice
Tags: Class Activities, Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Lesson Plan, Liesl Hotaling, Marine Science, NSTA, oceanography, penguins, polar ice, polar research, Resources for Teachers
Posted on January 2nd, 2019 by Mary Lord
Geoengineer Leslie Field seeks to mitigate climate change by restoring ice in the Arctic. Her solution? Spread an environmentally safe silica sand in strategic locations to reflect heat “like a white shirt on a hot summer day” and protect the frozen water below.
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Filed under: Special Features | Comments Off on Arctic “Dust”
Tags: arctic ice, Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Environmental science, geoengineering, global warming, Harvard Solar Geoengineering Research Program, ice911, Leslie Field, Public Policy, Web Resources, Women in Engineering
Posted on November 5th, 2015 by Mary Lord
What is graphene? How do we see color? These are just two of the questions Brown University researchers answer in a series of engaging animated videos called Sci-Toons designed for informal and after-school science programs.
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Filed under: K-12 Outreach Programs, Special Features, Web Resources | Comments Off on Sci-Toons: Fun Videos Convey Serious Science
Tags: After School, asbestos, Brown University, Climate Change, Curriculum, Geology, graphene, informal science, Internet Resources, Lesson Plans, RNA, Science Research, Videos, Web Resources
Posted on December 7th, 2012 by Mary Lord
Breathtakingly vast, Greenland’s ancient ice sheet turns out to be as fragile as it is formidable. Environmental photographer and Extreme Ice Survey founder James Balog has spent the past five years documenting the impact of Earth’s big thaw on glaciers there and in Iceland, Nepal, Alaska, and the U.S. Rocky Mountains in a stunning new book, Ice: Portraits of Vanishing Glaciers.
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Tags: Chasing Ice, Climate Change, Environmental science, glacier, ice, James Balog, snow
Posted on June 15th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
The Environmental Protection Agency has a collection of materials that can be used to teach environmental topics like conservation, human health, stewardship, waste & recycling, and water. The EPA also offers publications, awards and grants, workshops, conferences, student scholarships, community service projects, and a club for kids.
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Filed under: Web Resources | Comments Off on EPA Teacher Resources
Tags: Climate, Climate Change, Conferences and Meetings, Energy and Environmental Technology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental science, Green, Green Technology, Internet Resources, Resources for Teachers, scholarships, Superfund, Teacher Resources, Teaching Aids, Web Resources, Workshops
Posted on December 2nd, 2010 by ASEE
Teachers of grades 6 through 8 from Northrup Grumman communities have a chance to join an expedition either to the Bahamas, to examine coastal ecology, or to the edge of the Arctic, to study climate change.
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Filed under: For Teachers, K-12 Outreach Programs, Web Resources | Comments Off on Travel Fellowships for Middle School Teachers
Tags: Climate Change, Corporations, Environmental science, Grades 6-8, Ocean, Ocean science, Outreach, Programs for Teachers, Scholarships and Fellowships
Posted on November 29th, 2010 by ASEE
The educational site Polar Bears International provides resources for teachers and students, including curricular units, handbooks and information, news items, links to other helpful sites, an appealing Powerpoint for grades K-4, posters, games, and quizzes.
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Filed under: Web Resources | Comments Off on Web Resources: Polar Bears International
Tags: Climate Change, Environmental science, Polar Regions
