Problems and Solutions
Objective: To Identify Some Needs or Problems in a City, an important starting point of the Engineering Design Process. To find some creative solutions.
Activator: In your composition books: Write down some problems that people who live in cities might face now or in the future. Then share your ideas at your table. Write down any problems that you think of.
Mini Lesson: Watch: A Smog Vaccuum Cleaner and Other Magical City Designs
Student Engagement:
- Write one city problem on one side of the paper.
- On the other side, show one possible solution. (Make them look good for display.)
Wrap-up: Punch a hole in the top middle of the paper. Tie a string through the middle.
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American City Presentations
Objectives:
To learn about cities and city infrastructure.
To imagine the needs of elderly people within a city.
To create a 5-7 minute Presentation About a City Using Google Slides.
Activator: Make a list in your composition books: Why do so many people choose to live in the city?
Mini Lesson: Introduce City Slides Presentation Lesson
Students have three days to complete this project.
census link https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045216
Student Engagement: Research, collaborate, and work on your presentations.
Wrap-up: Present and watch presentations
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The Needs of Our Aging Population?
Objective: To learn about the needs of the elderly, and ways to help.
Activator:
Discuss:
Mini Lesson:
Watch:
Student Engagement:
In your composition books, write today's date, and respond to one or more of these writing prompts:
Wrap-up: Put away your composition books.
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Futuristic Vehicle Design
Objective: To take on the role of an engineer and design a vehicle for an elderly person or couple. To receive and give constructive feedback about your designs and make modifications as needed.
Activator: What are some ways people travel around cities?
Mini Lesson: Introduce Lesson
You get to design and build a model of a vehicle or moving chair for an elderly person or couple. You will use the steps in the Engineering Design Cycle to create your vehicle (define, develop, & optimize). You can assume that the city has roads, lots of sidewalks, and some basic handicapped accessible trains and busses.
An important part of defining the problem is understanding the needs of users. Engineers need to know people’s needs because otherwise they can put a lot of time, energy, and money into building something that either isn’t actually useful or doesn’t solve the problem. In this activity, each character has different needs for their vehicles.
Student Engagement:
1. Define the needs of your client.
2. Draw three possible solutions. (Should be plausible and futuristic.)
3. Choose your best solution.
4. Build a prototype with given materials.
Wrap-up: Display your vehicles in the back window next to your given person/people card.
Vehicle/Chair Design Worksheet
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Zoning and City Plan
Objectives:
To learn about city zoning.
To start imagining your futuristic, age friendly city.
To begin creating a first draft map of your futuristic, age friendly city.
Activator:
Write in your composition books: Would you want to have your school next door to a water treatment plant, or city dump? Why or why not? List your reasons.
Mini Lesson:
Sample Zoning Map
Zoning Activity: Which zone?
Look at sample zoning maps: 3 Positives, 2 Changes your group would make to zoning.
Watch the 8 80 City
Student Engagement:
THE BIG IDEA IS: YOU DESIGN A FUTURISTIC CITY where you use YOUR IDEAS and KNOWLEDGE and RESEARCH, and then use your IMAGINATION to EXTRAPOLATE what the future could be.
At your tables, start discussing plans for a future city.
Your city must be an age friendly city.
Industrial, Residential, Commercial, and Public Places (Mixed Use is okay too)
Infrastructure such as: roads, public transportation, bike trails, (Must show interconnectivity), a library, hospital, fire station, police station, schools, university, public park, a museum.
See: City Design: Questions to Consider handout
Take notes in a shared google document.
Wrap-up: Share the document with me and with everyone in your group. You will continue to add notes to this planning document.
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Plan Your City: Notes and Maps
Objectives: To design a future city and a future city map
Student Engagement:
Discuss: City Design: Questions to Consider handout
Create a Google Doc to share with your group
Student Engagement:
At your tables, create a whole city map. Think about your ideal futuristic city. You will later create a model of your city and present it to the class. Your city must be an age friendly city.
Must show:
- Industrial, Residential, Commercial, and Public Places (Mixed Use is okay too)
- Transportation: Roads, public transportation, bike trails (Must show interconnectivity)
- Other: a library, hospital, fire station, police station, schools, university, public park, a museum.
See: City Design: Questions to Consider handout
Wrap-up
Names on your maps. I will collect them at the end of your next class.
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Future City Research
Objective:
To research the needs of the elderly (Identify the Problem) for your age friendly city.
Activator: What are some of the biggest challenges people face as they age?
Mini Lesson:
Introduce Research Resources for The Age Friendly City
Discuss Assignment
Student Engagement:
Wrap-up: Show me your notes
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Objectives:
To see overview of Future City Project
City Essay following the suggested outline.
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Zoomed in Map and Model Plan
Objectives:
To create a zoomed in map of an important part of your city, which will be used to plan your model.
To show connectivity, highlight the theme of an age friendly city, and shed light on some important details of your city.
To create a visual aid for your presentations.
Activator: What places in your city are the most important to showcase in your model?
Mini Lesson:
This map is of key importance for the rest of your project.
This will represent part of your city that will be shown in your model.
Think about scale.
Think about showing something that shows that your city is age friendly,
Student Engagement:
Create your detailed zoomed in map.
Wrap-up: Names on your maps
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Occupational Outlook Handbook: Civil Engineering
Video about Civil Engineering
Research Resources for The Age Friendly City
Current American City Presentation
Future City Jobs and Components (Overall Future City Planning Document for Classroom Teams)
Age Friendly Essay Rubric (not finished yet)
Age Friendly Model Rubric
Objective: To Identify Some Needs or Problems in a City, an important starting point of the Engineering Design Process. To find some creative solutions.
Activator: In your composition books: Write down some problems that people who live in cities might face now or in the future. Then share your ideas at your table. Write down any problems that you think of.
Mini Lesson: Watch: A Smog Vaccuum Cleaner and Other Magical City Designs
Student Engagement:
- Write one city problem on one side of the paper.
- On the other side, show one possible solution. (Make them look good for display.)
Wrap-up: Punch a hole in the top middle of the paper. Tie a string through the middle.
________________________
American City Presentations
Objectives:
To learn about cities and city infrastructure.
To imagine the needs of elderly people within a city.
To create a 5-7 minute Presentation About a City Using Google Slides.
Activator: Make a list in your composition books: Why do so many people choose to live in the city?
Mini Lesson: Introduce City Slides Presentation Lesson
Students have three days to complete this project.
census link https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045216
Student Engagement: Research, collaborate, and work on your presentations.
Wrap-up: Present and watch presentations
_____________
The Needs of Our Aging Population?
Objective: To learn about the needs of the elderly, and ways to help.
Activator:
Discuss:
- What are some challenges people may face as they age?
- What is ageism?
Mini Lesson:
Watch:
- Aging Matters and The Aging Population (1 minute)
- Aging Population Skyrockets (3 minutes)
- Aging in the 21st Century (3 minutes)
- The Active Aging Companion (3 minutes)
- 7 Creative Solutions to Help Care for the Elderly
Student Engagement:
In your composition books, write today's date, and respond to one or more of these writing prompts:
- How are age demographic changing in the United States, and what changes will our society need to make to adapt to these changes?
- What are some creative ways that we can use engineering to help the elderly?
- Why are many retired people choosing to work or volunteer in their communities?
- What are the benefits of older citizens staying in their own homes? What are some of the drawbacks? Which would you prefer when you are older?
Wrap-up: Put away your composition books.
_____________________________________
Futuristic Vehicle Design
Objective: To take on the role of an engineer and design a vehicle for an elderly person or couple. To receive and give constructive feedback about your designs and make modifications as needed.
Activator: What are some ways people travel around cities?
Mini Lesson: Introduce Lesson
You get to design and build a model of a vehicle or moving chair for an elderly person or couple. You will use the steps in the Engineering Design Cycle to create your vehicle (define, develop, & optimize). You can assume that the city has roads, lots of sidewalks, and some basic handicapped accessible trains and busses.
An important part of defining the problem is understanding the needs of users. Engineers need to know people’s needs because otherwise they can put a lot of time, energy, and money into building something that either isn’t actually useful or doesn’t solve the problem. In this activity, each character has different needs for their vehicles.
Student Engagement:
1. Define the needs of your client.
2. Draw three possible solutions. (Should be plausible and futuristic.)
3. Choose your best solution.
4. Build a prototype with given materials.
Wrap-up: Display your vehicles in the back window next to your given person/people card.
Vehicle/Chair Design Worksheet
_________________________
Zoning and City Plan
Objectives:
To learn about city zoning.
To start imagining your futuristic, age friendly city.
To begin creating a first draft map of your futuristic, age friendly city.
Activator:
Write in your composition books: Would you want to have your school next door to a water treatment plant, or city dump? Why or why not? List your reasons.
Mini Lesson:
Sample Zoning Map
Zoning Activity: Which zone?
Look at sample zoning maps: 3 Positives, 2 Changes your group would make to zoning.
Watch the 8 80 City
Student Engagement:
THE BIG IDEA IS: YOU DESIGN A FUTURISTIC CITY where you use YOUR IDEAS and KNOWLEDGE and RESEARCH, and then use your IMAGINATION to EXTRAPOLATE what the future could be.
At your tables, start discussing plans for a future city.
Your city must be an age friendly city.
Industrial, Residential, Commercial, and Public Places (Mixed Use is okay too)
Infrastructure such as: roads, public transportation, bike trails, (Must show interconnectivity), a library, hospital, fire station, police station, schools, university, public park, a museum.
See: City Design: Questions to Consider handout
Take notes in a shared google document.
Wrap-up: Share the document with me and with everyone in your group. You will continue to add notes to this planning document.
____________________________________________________
Plan Your City: Notes and Maps
Objectives: To design a future city and a future city map
Student Engagement:
Discuss: City Design: Questions to Consider handout
Create a Google Doc to share with your group
Student Engagement:
At your tables, create a whole city map. Think about your ideal futuristic city. You will later create a model of your city and present it to the class. Your city must be an age friendly city.
Must show:
- Industrial, Residential, Commercial, and Public Places (Mixed Use is okay too)
- Transportation: Roads, public transportation, bike trails (Must show interconnectivity)
- Other: a library, hospital, fire station, police station, schools, university, public park, a museum.
See: City Design: Questions to Consider handout
Wrap-up
Names on your maps. I will collect them at the end of your next class.
_____________________________________
Future City Research
Objective:
To research the needs of the elderly (Identify the Problem) for your age friendly city.
Activator: What are some of the biggest challenges people face as they age?
Mini Lesson:
Introduce Research Resources for The Age Friendly City
Discuss Assignment
Student Engagement:
- Each member of your group must Read/View 4 Resources Each.
- This means that a group of 4 would read a total of 16 unique resources.
- You will be showing me a copy of your notes today. (share team googledoc)
- Include your name, the name of each resource, and the url at the top of each set of notes.
- Your notes will be used to help write an essay.
Wrap-up: Show me your notes
_________________________________________
Objectives:
To see overview of Future City Project
City Essay following the suggested outline.
______________________________________________
Zoomed in Map and Model Plan
Objectives:
To create a zoomed in map of an important part of your city, which will be used to plan your model.
To show connectivity, highlight the theme of an age friendly city, and shed light on some important details of your city.
To create a visual aid for your presentations.
Activator: What places in your city are the most important to showcase in your model?
Mini Lesson:
This map is of key importance for the rest of your project.
This will represent part of your city that will be shown in your model.
Think about scale.
Think about showing something that shows that your city is age friendly,
Student Engagement:
Create your detailed zoomed in map.
Wrap-up: Names on your maps
_____________________________
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Civil Engineering
Video about Civil Engineering
Research Resources for The Age Friendly City
Current American City Presentation
Future City Jobs and Components (Overall Future City Planning Document for Classroom Teams)
Age Friendly Essay Rubric (not finished yet)
Age Friendly Model Rubric