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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Does Media Matter? Infiltration Rates and Storage Capacities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gain a basic understanding of the properties of media- soil, sand, compost, gravel- and how these materials affect the movement of water (infiltration/percolation) into and below the surface of the ground.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Guide to Rain Garden Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Student groups create personal rain gardens planted with native species to provide a green infrastructure and low-impact development technology solution for areas with poor drainage that often flood during storm events.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Urban Stormwater Management

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Through the two lessons in this unit, students are introduced to green infrastructure and low-impact development technologies. Student teams take on the role of stormwater engineers through five associated activities.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Green Infrastructure & Low Impact Development Technologies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are introduced to innovative stormwater management strategies that are being used to restore the hydrology and water quality of urbanized areas to pre-development conditions.
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn About Green Infrastructure

For Students 9th - 10th
The EPA provides many ideas for integrating green infrastructures into communities. This site also discusses how this can build climate resilience and offers resources for doing a cost-benefit analysis, for addressing government...