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1,054 Environmental engineering and technology Lesson Plans
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create their own oil spill, try different methods for cleaning it up, and then discuss the merits of each method in terms of effectiveness (cleanliness) and cost. They put themselves in the place of both an environmental engineer and an oil company owner who are responsible for the clean-up and discuss the different perspectives. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students estimate the amount of water they use in a day, week, or month. They read the attachment, "Water Facts" and the teacher performs a demonstration of water sampling and testing. Students work in small groups to perform a research project related to the topic. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine interactions within the environment and environmental engineering careers. They discuss and view photos of natural and manmade environments, explore various websites, create a web to identify interactions between living and non-living parts of an environment, and analyze a Moebius strip. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore an important role of environmental engineers by studying the Exxon Valdez oil spill. They experiment with different strategies in order to clean up their own manufactured oil spill. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Studentsare introduced to the various methods developed by environmental engineers for treating drinking water in the United States. In an Associated Activity, students design ways to treat water and clean up a glass of muddy water enough that it may be consumed. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify several sources of contaminants to groundwater. They discuss the movement of possible contaminants through that groundwater from outside sources. They describe how environmental engineers analyze contaminants to identify placement of drinking water wells. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students experiment by creating an oil spill and trying a number of clean up methods. They determine which methods are the least costly and most effective. They role play as an environmental engineer and as an oil company owner who must be responsible for a spill clean up. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine how environmental engineers determine possible sites for drinking water wells. They listen to a teacher led-lecture, and create their own groundwater well model using a coffee can and wire screening, observing how adding red food coloring to their model demonstrates how a pollutant can migrate through groundwater into a drinking water source. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore how science and technology interact. They discuss important inventions, discoveries and technologies. They research a technology or invention and prepare a presentation that includes the economics, demographics and geographic parameters from the time period of their selection, the societal acceptance and hesitations and the current and future impact. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students answer discussion questions and analyze technological innovations, scientific discoveries, and environmental crises from a human rights perspective. They research and report back to the class about a related topic. Full Review »
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