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Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Geotechnical Engineering for Elementary School Students
Discussed is a geotechnical engineering demonstration designed to educate elementary school students about the geotechnical and civil engineering professions. The demonstration includes in-class experiments where students learn to classify different soils according to their grain size, permeability, and plasticity. The experiments are hands-on and are closely monitored by undergraduate student assistants. A second part of the demonstration allows students to observe a drilling operation. Cal Poly's drill rig is used to excavate a shallow bore hole and to retrieve an intact soil sample. Students are asked to classify the soil sample based on what they have learned in the classroom. To date, geotechnical engineering demonstrations have been completed at three elementary schools. Summary evaluations indicate that these demonstrations have entertained the students and sparked interest in engineering. The results of these evaluations are briefly summarized in this paper. Also summarized is the process that the authors followed in developing the demonstrations. It is hoped that the information presented will be valuable to geotechnical engineering educators and/or geotechnical engineering practitioners planning similar demonstrations in the future.
Geotechnical Engineering for Elementary School Students
Discussed is a geotechnical engineering demonstration designed to educate elementary school students about the geotechnical and civil engineering professions. The demonstration includes in-class experiments where students learn to classify different soils according to their grain size, permeability, and plasticity. The experiments are hands-on and are closely monitored by undergraduate student assistants. A second part of the demonstration allows students to observe a drilling operation. Cal Poly's drill rig is used to excavate a shallow bore hole and to retrieve an intact soil sample. Students are asked to classify the soil sample based on what they have learned in the classroom. To date, geotechnical engineering demonstrations have been completed at three elementary schools. Summary evaluations indicate that these demonstrations have entertained the students and sparked interest in engineering. The results of these evaluations are briefly summarized in this paper. Also summarized is the process that the authors followed in developing the demonstrations. It is hoped that the information presented will be valuable to geotechnical engineering educators and/or geotechnical engineering practitioners planning similar demonstrations in the future.
Geotechnical Engineering for Elementary School Students
Fiegel, Gregg L. (Autor:in) / Elia, Victor (Autor:in) / Griffith, Morgan (Autor:in)
Geo-Denver 2000 ; 2000 ; Denver, Colorado, United States
24.07.2000
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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