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| Audience/Grade: | High School Junior -College Freshman 11-College Freshman |
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Engineering Technology Green Design and Sustainable Engineering Industrial Design |
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Reference - Article/Document |
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Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Jodie Mozdzer |
| Description: | "At the Engineering and Green Technologies Academy, school officials aim to have students master STEM subjects science, technology, engineering and mathematics to be more competitive in college and in the engineering field. Partnerships with local engineering and industrial companies will include tours of their plants, such as an upcoming tour of the Hamilton Sundstrand headquarters in Windsor Locks. Each year students will be required to perform a learning project on a specific topic, such as energy conservation, according to Principal Jacqueline Ryan." |
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| Keywords: | green design sustainable design sustainable engineering green technologies |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(c) Design a system, component, or process (h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
| Use of Resource: |
Could be used as model for K-12 partnership, freshman design or outreach activity. |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
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| Publication Date: | November 2008 |
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WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.courant.com/community/news/hfd/hc-school1117.artnov17, |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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