November 15, 2011

Brain Bowl: Engineering Students Teach Sustainability to Fourth- and Fifth-Graders

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Students in the Environmental Engineering course hosted the Lafayette College Engineering Brain Bowl in Acopian Engineering Center last weekend. To teach local elementary students about sustainability, they made bridges, water filtration systems, and balloon-powered cars. The event was part of a semester-long research project on the importance of engineering education for students in grades K-12. The course is taught by Art Kney, associate professor and head of civil and environmental engineering.

Stephanie Silva '13, center, leans in to watch kids at work.
Andrew Bahr '13 helps the students construct their bridge.
Binh Pham '13 watches as weight is added to a bridge
Arthur Kney, associate professor and head of civil and environmental engineering, speaks with the elementary students about the projects Lafayette students are doing throughout the world.
Emily Clark '12 pours dirty water into a filter the kids made.
Laura Spadaccini '14, left, and Rebecca Citrin '14
Maryann Kokus '12 helps students make a balloon powered car.
Sophie Richards '14, right, helps students make a balloon powered car.
Stacey Dorn '12 helps the students secure a filter.
Stacey Dorn '12, center, pours dirty water into a team's water filter as Hannah Greisbach '13 watches.
Jen White '14, right, watches as students check how well their filter works.
Judging which filter worked the best are Hannah Griesbach '13, l-r, Jen White '14 and Stacey Dorn '12.
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