Blow Your Mind
Design, invent, and build our way out of this! Here are some amazing things happening now!
3d Printing the Coral Reef
Air Cleaning Clothes
Kids with the Lawsuit
Alternative Energy
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/great-energy-challenge?source=searchvideo
Earth Friendly Homes
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/150120-passive-house-vin?source=searchvideo
Solar Market Gardens and Watering Systems
Creating electricity with a soccer ball
City Planning and Green Architecture Design
All engineering starts with empathy. To do so, they needed to consider the needs of the members of their community.
great video http://futurecity.org/resource/city-model-moving-parts
A Tale of Four Cities Challenge
The Challenge:
Imagine four different cities 150 years from now. 3 of the cities are Sustainable Cities. They have made changes to use renewable energy sources. Dystopia City has not. What will these cities look like? Feel like? Sound like?
For this project, you are City Planners and your engineering challenge is to work together to build a 3D model of these cities in order to teach about our responsibility as energy concerned citizens at exhibition.
The Nitty Gritty:
- Each class will design and build their own Sustainability City first. (We will build one giant Dystopia City a little later.)
- Each Sustainable City will be constructed out of recycled materials
- Each city may spend no more than $50
- The city has to fit on ____ classroom tables…..
- Process documentation must be carefully maintained: Designs, Floor plan, … (Please save everything and keep it all in your Engineering folders!)
Sustainable Cities must include:
At least 1 movable part (powered by mechanical, solar, battery power, wind energy)
A sample of working lights throughout (powered by mechanical, solar, battery power, wind energy)
Design an innovative and eco-friendly energy system with functional prototypes of each energy form
How do citizens get around? Design an energy efficient transportation system
Different zones (industrial, commercial, residential,...)
Where do citizens work?
Where do citizens get the things they need?
Where do citizens live? What do their homes look like? How are they energy efficient?
Public spaces
Services your city provides
Parks and recreation your citizens can enjoy
Futuristic and innovative design features
A name
A map for guests that highlights significant energy features
If Time Permits
Landmarks
Proof of community engagement through arts and advocacy
Let’s Get Started:
Play Dough Protocol
City Planning Meeting #1
Agreements
Inspiration Mingle and Share Out- What if our city… (10 mins.)
Timeline Overview
Department Meeting #1
Establish appointed meeting area
Next Steps:
City Planning Meeting #2
Start brainstorming names for your city
Establish scale (no taller than a…)
Department Meeting #2
Label boxes for resources and materials being used
Location of where to keep those boxes in the lab (each city will have a different place)
Each department will use a portable Scrum Board
