Water Runoff
Lesson
Goal: What do you want students to know or be able to do after the lesson?
· To understand what causes
o Water Run Off
· To understand why it affects urban areas compared to others
· To understand their negative affects
· To think about potential solutions for these problems
Upon completion of this lecture the student will be able to:
Create a model demonstrating these problems with potential solutions involved
PA Standards Addressed:
Standard - 3.4.10.A1: Illustrate how the development of technologies is often driven by profit and an economic market.
Standard - 3.4.10.A2: Interpret how systems thinking applies logic and creativity with appropriate comprises in complex real-life problems.
Standard - 3.4.10.B4: Recognize that technological development has been evolutionary, the result of a series of refinements to a basic invention.
Standard - 3.4.10.C2: Analyze a prototype and/or create a working model to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments.
Standard - 3.4.10.C3: Illustrate the concept that not all problems are technological and not every problem can be solved using technology.
Next Generation Science Standards Addressed:
HS-LS2-7 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.*
HS-ESS3-4 Earth and Human Activity: Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.*
HS-ETS1-3 Engineering Design: Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.
Materials List
2 Plastic Storage Container
Plastic Square Cups
Water
Bucket
Scale
Glitter
Paper
Salt
Sand
Vegetable/olive oil
Wire Mesh
Coffee Filter
Sponge
Gravel
Paper towels
Cotton balls
Lesson Plan
Lesson plans were created using the Direct-Active Learning model.
Example Presentation
Presentations were created in PowerPoint and may have altered text and picture locations in previews.
Additional Info
More Information on Water Runoff Pollution
For those who are interested National Geographic has extra information on all different types of runoff and vocabulary to help understand the terminology
The EPA has an article focusing on water runoff, diving deep into what's the problem, and tips on how to alleviate it
Future Technology
Porous Pavement
Practical Engineering talks about what porous pavement is, how it works, and explains how it is made along with its benefits
Philadelphia is creating a plan for a greener city and environment. They have details on what they are doing such as waterway restorations along with developing new infrastructure that is more green for the environment compared to traditional urban techniques
ReNUWIt is a multi-institution research center that works in close partnership with utilities, water service providers, equipment manufacturers and international research partners to convert great ideas for re-inventing the nation’s urban water infrastructure into practical and sustainable solutions.
Inspirations
Mark Rober
Mark Rober is a is an American YouTuber, engineer, and inventor. He is known for his YouTube videos on popular science and do-it-yourself gadgets. Before YouTube, Rober was an engineer with NASA for 9 years where he spent seven of those years working on the Curiosity rover at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He later worked for four years at Apple Inc. as a product designer in their Special Projects Group, where he authored patents involving virtual reality in self-driving cars. He is an engineering inspiration that helped inspire this idea of Engineer's Create and engineering education in a new and creative way.
Smarter Every Day
Smarter Every Day is a YouTube channel run by Destin Sandlin, making educational videos on cool engineering projects similar to Mark Rober. Up above is an example of one of his projects where he displays the engineering design cycle to pitch a baseball at 1050 miles per hour. His videos are also an inspiration for Engineer's Create in which these modules specifically mine were crafted to try and be entertaining while also educational.
Who developed this module?
Quan
Hometown: King of Prussia, PA
Why did you choose mechanical engineering?: I chose mechanical engineering because I always loved problem solving and being hands on. I took mechanical engineering because it was a broad and safe choice with my strength in math and science and fell in love with the process and what one can do with it. The world's problems become your oyster to crack as a mechanical engineer and the excitement of solving a problem is extremely rewarding.
What do you want to do after you graduate?: I am graduating and looking to go into the industry as an aerospace concentration in the DC metro area, with hopes in a field of design and testing to get myself hands on with problems that are presented to me. I look forward to starting my career as a mechanical engineer.