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Project Title:
Adaptation of Groundwater Physical Models and Activities for
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Sponsor: National
Science Foundation, Award DUE-0410916.
Principal Investigator: Amy B. Chan Hilton
Project Period: 7.2004-6.2008
Project
Goals
The overall goal of this project is to improve student interest and
learning of environmental engineering, especially groundwater
topics. Specifically, the objectives are to:
- Adapt and develop physical models and classroom
demonstrations to provide students hands-on learning of groundwater
concepts.
- Adapt and modify real-world activities to
enhance student learning of groundwater concepts.
- Incorporate and implement physical models and
activities in the Introduction to Environmental Engineering and
Laboratory courses (EES 3040 and EES 3040L).
The expected outcomes of this project are:
- Increased student comprehension of the
groundwater concepts.
- Students achieving higher levels of learning,
including comprehension and application as well as analysis and
synthesis.
- Increased student awareness of the
interdisciplinary relationship between environmental engineering and
other civil engineering areas in the context of real-world
applications.
Project
Tasks
- Task 1: Adapt and modify physical models,
demonstrations, and activities.
- Adapt and modify physical models.
- Adapt and modify existing materials and
activities.
- Task 2: Integrate and implement models and
activities into EES 3040 and EES 3040L.
- Task 3: Assess and evaluate the adapted models
and activities.
Resources
Angelo, T. A. and K. P. Cross. Classroom Assessment Techniques,
2nd ed. Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1993.
Felder, R. and L. Silverman. Learning and teaching styles in
engineering education. Engineering Education, 78(7), 674-681,
1988.
Lowman, J. Mastering the Techniques of Teaching, 2nd ed. San
Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass Inc., 1995.
Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide, The Watercourse and the
Council for Environmental Education, 1995. http://www.projectwet.org/
U.S. EPA curriculum resources on hazardous waste. URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/students/clas_act/haz-ed/hazindex.htm
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Student Chapter of American Water
Resources Association. Groundwater Model Project. URL: http://www.uwsp.edu/stuorg/awra/h2omodel.html
Valocchi, A.J. et al. Interactive models for groundwater flow and
solute transport. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. URL: http://www.cee.uiuc.edu/transport/
Wankat, P. C. and P. S. Oreovicz. Teaching Engineering New York:
McGraw-Hill Inc, 1993.
WARD's Natural Science Groundwater Simulation System http://wardsci.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_IG0012168_A_Groundwater+Simulation+System
Project Participants
- Rachel Baker, Undergraduate student
- Lawrence Brown, Undergraduate student
- Robert Brown, M.S. student and Engineer II,
Florida Department of Environmental Proection
- Tiago Forin, Undergraduate student
- Yuanhai Li, Ph.D candidate
- Chancee` Lundy, M.S. student
- Carmen Vidal, Undergraduate student
- Students of EES 3040 and EES 3040L (Spring
2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008)
Disclaimers
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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