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Environmental engineering has changed a lot since Earth Day's debut 50 years ago on April 22. Today, sustainable design crops up in everything from solar farms on tribal reservations ([photo, above) to clothes made from recycled plastic and "smart" appliances. This month's twin activities will empower your eco-engineers to not only study pollution but also fight it. Watch 'em go green!
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| Activity: I Breathe What?!
Middle school students measure how much dust, pollen, and other particulate matter is present in the air around them by placing "pollution detectors" in various locations and then examining the captured particles to determine which places have better air quality. In a companion activity, Cleaning the Air, they engineer methods of removing contaminants.
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As storms increase in frequency and fury and droughts drain groundwater and invite wildfires, communities worldwide are taking a hard look at whether their infrastructure, building codes, and businesses are up to the challenge. ASEE's
Prism reports on how engineers play a key role in developing solutions that will increase resiliency and mitigate disaster.
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Plastic Hits the Road
Tough Fiber: Bamboo - the ultimate green building material (Prism cover story)
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To help teachers and families while schools remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, ASEE's P-12 Committee and other engineering educators are posting daily design challenges, hosting online teacher meet-ups, and coming up with creative ways to engage students remotely.
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Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Mo., (photo, right) needed 150 face shields for those caring for coronavirus patients. Local high school students rushed to help - and soon began fielding requests from as far away as Afghanistan. Their supply source: 3-D printers the nearby middle school had received as part of a University of Missouri program to improve STEM education.
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Listen:
DC Teacher of the Year Justin Lopez-Cardoze talks with WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi on how kids can discover their inner scientist - and do fun STEM experiments safely at home.
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Announcements
Siemens Possibility Grant Sweepstakes. --
Teachers can win $!0,00 for their school to build and equip a top-tier STEM lab. Enter daily through April 28.
Learn more.
New! Publish Your K-2 Curriculum. -- TeachEngineering's digital library seeks to add more NGSS-aligned K-2 activities.Thorough proposals will receive $25 Amazon gift cards; those accepted for publication get $500.
Learn more.
New! Teacher Engineering Education Program. -- Tufts University's 16-credit online graduate course
engages STEM educators in hands-on projects and pedagogical exercises designed to help them inspire the next generation of innovators
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Learn more.
Knowles Academy Summer Courses.
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Top quality teacher training on designing instruction to engage STEM students via engineering, teamwork, and other techniques. Funding available on first-come, first-served basis, reducing costs to $100.
Learn more.
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science & Mathematics Teaching. --
Start application K-6 teachers by May 1 and complete by
Oct. 26.
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STEM Careers. -- Show students what engineers do with Discovering You: Engineering Your World, a new video series from NBCLearn, Chevron, and ASEE.
Learn more.
Get the Math! -- WNET Channel 13 helps middle and high school students develop algebraic thinking skills through reality-TV-style videos and challenges. Learn more.
Next Gen STEM. -- TeachEngineering offers a free, searchable library of hundreds of activities aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards. Learn more.
LinkEngineering. -- The National Science Foundation-sponsored online community of practice offers helpful, if dated, learning resources.
Learn more.
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 It's never too early to learn about engineering. Along with our eGI magazine and classroom cards, Engineering, Go For It offers an engaging children's book in its collection of learning materials.
"If I Were an Engineer," from the American Society for Engineering Education, is a fun, 40-page rhyming book that introduces engineering to kids 5 to 8 years old. It includes a parent page that explains the various engineering disciplines.
Price: $7.95 Now available in our store.
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