Urban Composting in the Technology and Engineering Classroom

Autor/in	Buelin-Biesecker, Jennifer
Titel	Urban Composting in the Technology and Engineering Classroom
Quelle	In: Technology and Engineering Teacher, 73 (2014) 6, S.27-31 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-0502
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Engineering Education; Technology Education; Engineering Technology; Classroom Environment; Classroom Techniques; Wastes; Energy Education; Energy Management; Power Technology; Design; Data Collection; Science Activities; Science Experiments; Science Projects; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ingenieurausbildung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Maschinenbautechnik; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Klassenführung; Gargabe; Abfall; Energiehaushalt; Antriebstechnik; Data capture; Datensammlung; Science; Project; Wissenschaft; Projekt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The average American produces around 1,600 pounds of garbage every year, and it is estimated that 50 percent of that waste is material that could be composted (Clean Air Council, 2012). Instead, most is sent to landfills and incinerators. In technology and engineering education, a great deal of time is spent in talking, teaching, and thinking about energy: How can more energy-efficient buildings and transportation systems be designed? How realistically can everyone adapt the current systems and embrace sustainable practices and energy sources? There is talk about weatherizing buildings, driving hybrid and electric vehicles, and recycling. Innovation and creative problem solving is encouraged. It is out of this context that the Urban Composting project has been developed for the technology classroom. The project and the reasons to compost are described in this article, through a step-by-step long-term activity to use in the classroom. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	International Technology and Engineering Educators Association. 1914 Association Drive Suite 201, Reston, VA 20191-1539. Tel: 703-860-2100; Fax: 703-860-0353; e-mail: itea@iteaconnect.org; Web site: http://www.iteaconnect.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01