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Session D-6: Strong Structure By Design, Carmela Minaya, Aziza Darwish, Heather Richardson
Session D-6: Strong Structure By Design, Carmela Minaya, Aziza Darwish, Heather Richardson
Professional Learning Day
Strengthen your pedagogy by learning how the monolithic dome, inspired by the shape of an egg, is one of the strongest existing architectural structures. They will go back to their schools with an inexpensive activity challenging student to make a 3D structure from a 2D picture, then combining several 3D structures to create a monolithic dome.
Session B-6: The Power Of Water, Dhruti Patel
Session B-6: The Power Of Water, Dhruti Patel
Professional Learning Day
Get energized and quench your knowledge in this dynamic session which will include the basic introduction to hydro power generation! Participants will become knowledgeable about the concept of basic fluid dynamics and the potential energy stored in water, which converts to kinetic energy to mechanical energy to electrical energy.
Session A-6: Alternative Energy, Mark Carlson, Peter Clancy
Session A-6: Alternative Energy, Mark Carlson, Peter Clancy
Professional Learning Day
We will describe how our newly-revised, month-long alternative energy unit in Engineering addresses the 4 NGSS standards. We will map the activities in our IMSA schedule to a traditional high school bell schedule. These activities address not only performance goals and the underlying scientific principles of power generation but also process skills relating to surveying technology, prioritizing criteria, and assessing societal impact. We will reflect on our first round of offering this unit and suggest modifications for future implementations.