Engineering: The Built Environment

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Engineering The Built Environment

• 21st Century
• Fellows Program

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Your Immersion into Engineering begins NOW!

• Hard hats, safety glasses, and snacks provided!!!

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Overall Goals of the Presentation

• Emphasize context-related activities for
  student instruction in science and math
• Introduce students to possible careers

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What You Will Do

• Look at the Virtual Field Trip Web Site
• Model Lessons and Activities
• Other Websites for Instruction!

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Field Trips
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The New State Capitol
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Rocketts Landing
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New Kent Rest Area
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I-295 Short Pump Improvements
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Marine Corps Museum
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Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex
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James River Water Plant
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Miller Rhoads Bldg. Renovation(New Hilton
Hotel)
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Virtual Field Trip Component

• ACEC/MSIC Virtual Field Trip

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Modeling Lessons

• Design Your Own Travel Bag
• Critical Load
• Occupant Load
• Design an Edible Mars Rover
• Copies of the lessons are posted at
• www.powhatan.k12.va.us/teachers/dleighty/DLeighty.
  htm
• And at MathScience Innovation Center (links)
• www.msinnovation.info/ACEC/index.html

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Other Websites

• NASA NASA Kids www.nasa.gov
• Shodor Education www.shodor.org
• Chesterfield Engineering Design Briefs
• http//www.childrensengineering.com/
• Teach Engineering Resources (K-12)
• http//www.teachengineering.com/