Lessons
Introduces students to types of engineering and engineering design process
Associated Activities: Potato Chip Mail
This is the main lesson that guides students through an interactive scenario of hurricane-Sandy-like storm striking the Boston metro area. This overarching lesson has embedded secondary lessons which are included below.
Introduces students to the topic of Systems Thinking. See: http://watersfoundation.org/
Introduces students to broader topics of big data and social media and relates the topic to urban resiliency.
Introduces students to idea of infrastructure related to disaster preparation
Associated Activities:
- Levee Building
- Earthquake Shake Table
- Paper Towers
Guides students through reprocussions of losing power for prolonged periods of time in an urban setting
