Posted on September 23rd, 2022 by Mary Lord
Celebrate the contributions of science and engineering on World Space Week October 4 to 10 with hands-on classroom activities and global events!
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Tags: Aerospace, Internet Resources, NASA, Resources for Teachers, space exploration, Sustainability, United Nations, weather satellites, World Space Week
Posted on April 19th, 2022 by Mary Lord
Kids love exploring the world around them, and Earth Day offers a great way to introduce them to environmental science and engineering. The following sampler includes activities, lessons, and resources that promote green engineering and science learning.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, K-12 Outreach Programs, Lesson Plans, Special Features, Web Resources | Comments Off on Earth Day Resources
Tags: Class Activities, Curriculum, Earth Day, Energy, Engineering is Everywhere, Environmental Engineering, Environmental science, Green design, green roof, groundwater, Internet Resources, inventor, Lesson Plan, Lesson Plans, marine debris, NOAA, Ocean Cleanup, plastic, Pollution, Resources for Teachers, SENSE IT, Sustainability, Teacher Resources, Trash, vertical farming, Videos, waste, Web Resources, Wind Energy
Posted on April 18th, 2022 by Mary Lord
Plant a tree. Calculate your carbon footprint. Organize a community cleanup. There are countless ways that individuals — including students and teachers — can celebrate Earth Day and have a positive impact on the planet all year. Check out these Earth Day events plus activities, energy challenges, teacher professional learning, and other ideas for making an environmental difference all year ’round,
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Tags: Class Activities, Earth Day 2022, Earth Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental science, Events, green energy, Internet Resources, NASA, Resources for Teachers, STEM education, Sustainability, Web Resources
Posted on April 18th, 2022 by Mary Lord
Engineers are reimagining product design to reduce waste, improve recycling, and protect the environment from planned obsolescence.
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Filed under: Special Features | Comments Off on Full Circle
Tags: ASEE Prism magazine, end-of-life product design, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, landfills, life cycle design, manufacturing, Pierre Home-Douglas, planned obsolescence, plastics, Pollution, product design, Recycling, reuse, Sustainability, sustainability engineering
Posted on May 27th, 2021 by Mary Lord
When it comes to champions, engineering swept the field at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games. That’s because all 5,000 gold, silver, and bronze medals were made from recycled cellphones and other electronic waste.
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Tags: 2021 Tokyo Olympics medals from recycled electronics, e-cycling, e-waste, materials, metals, Sustainability
Posted on July 26th, 2018 by Mary Lord
High school students design a permanent guest village within the Saguaro National Park in Arizona after studying the desert ecology. Their designs must provide a true desert experience for visitors while emphasizing sustainable design, protecting the natural environment, and conserving energy and resources.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 9-12, Lesson Plans | Comments Off on Designing Desert Digs
Tags: bio-inspired design, Biomimicry, Class Activities, cooling, desert, eco-village, ecology, Energy, Engineering Design Process, environment, Environmental Engineering, Grades 9-12, habitat, heat, Lesson Plan, Saguaro National Park, shelter, solar power, Sustainability, tourist village
Posted on April 6th, 2018 by Mary Lord
Indoor ‘vertical farming’ could be an answer to urban food needs and shrinking agricultural space – if cost and energy obstacles can be overcome. Already, pioneers are sprouting up in places like Japan, Singapore, and in U.S. university “closed environment agriculture” labs.
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Filed under: Special Features | Comments Off on Room to Grow
Tags: Aerofarms, Agricultural Engineering, ASEE Prism magazine, botany, Controlled Environment Agriculture, Cornell School of Integrative Plant Science, Dickson Despommier, farm to table, food supply, green infrastructure, greenhouse, Murat Kacira, Neil Mattson, Plantagon, plants, Plenty, Public Policy, Sky Greens, Sustainability, Tom Gibson, University of Arizona, University of Wyoming, urban agriculture, urban farming, vegetables, vertical farms
Posted on April 21st, 2016 by Mary Lord
In this activity, teams of middle school students express their creativity while learning the fundamentals of engineering design, sustainability, and the basic physics of forces and motion by building a vehicle out of recycled trash that is capable of transporting liquid over rough terrain with as little spillage as possible.
Note: This activity can be scaled for high school or upper elementary students.
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Tags: Class Activities, creativity, Earth Day, Engineering Design, Environmental Engineering, forces and motion, Grades 6-8, Lesson Plan, Recycling, STEAM, Sustainability, Trash
Posted on April 21st, 2016 by Mary Lord
The world wastes 1.4 billion tons of food annually, with the average American chucking out 250 pounds’ worth. Designers, engineers, and even restaurants are shrinking that global garbage heap with innovations ranging from “smart” food packaging to urban composting.
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Filed under: Special Features | Comments Off on Hidden Wealth in Food Waste?
Tags: biogas, composting, Environmental Engineering, Environmental science, food, food processing, garbage, industrial design, Sustainability, Trash, waste
