Marietta City Schools Engineering Pipeline • Marietta High School • Marietta Middle School • Park Street Elementary School • Hickory Hills Elementary 1 School
The Engineering Pipeline Vision To establish an engineering and architectural pipeline that does not leak and reaches all students by: – Exposing elementary school students – Exciting middle school students – Engaging high school students – Equipping students for success in college and career – Expanding partnerships with STEM & community stakeholders 2
Advisory Board Composition (partial) Parents, Students and Community K-12 Education – Parent (Becky Higginbotham) – System Admin. (Dr. Emily Lembeck) – HS Counselor (JoAnn Kinlaw) – HS CTAE/Administrator (Dr. Tim Brown) – MS Counselor (K. Wheeler) – HS Math (Marie Sherbondy) – – Community Leader (Harris Travis) HS Science (Celis Hartley-Lewis) – – Community Leader (Janet Street) HS Art Teacher (Amanda Quay) – Marietta Schools Foundation (Louis Walker) – MHS Success Center (Leigh Colburn) – MMS STEM Magnet (Vickie Grant) Engineering – Park Street Elementary (Naomi Beverly) – Manufacturing (Paul Gombar) – Hickory Hills Elementary (Jillian Horsey) – Bio-medical (B. Clark) Post-Secondary Education – Civil (Marcellus Pitts) – – Electrical (Dr. Ted Grosch) University Professor (Phillip Patterson) – – Solar (Bill Secor) University Professor (Greg Conrey) – – Mechanical (Javier Irizarry) Technical College Rep. (Michelle Bush) – Engineering Student (Porshia Hayden) Architecture – Engineering Student (Justin Gombar) – Architect (Bryan Houser) – Architectural Student (Rosa Garcia) – Architect (Leisa Hardage) Business & Industry – Architecture (Marietta Monaghan) – Construction (Amy Tribo) – Mechanical (Steve Norred) – – Interior Designer (Lauren Hagin) Aerospace Research (Daniel Schrage) – – Industrial Designer (??? ) A/C/E Business Leader (Oscar Harris) 3 – Aerospace Industry Leader (Lee Rhyant)
The Engineering Pipeline Develops Soft Skills & Leadership • Resumes, cover letters & LinkedIn account – Professional Photograph & LinkedIn • Public Speaking – Presentation at State Capitol & Georgia ASCE Meeting • Career Exposure – Rotary, Lockheed Martin Mentors, Atlanta Center for Creative Inquiry (ACCI) • College Exposure – Society for Hispanic 5 Professional Engineers, PLSAMP
The Engineering Pipeline Provides Resources • Partners in $18,000 MCS Innovation Grant • Access Solidworks • Access to WEBEX • Access to Lynda.com • Solidworks teacher training • STEM Fieldtrips • Expanded access to mentors and resources • MHS open lab for assistance in design & prototype development 6
The Engineering Pipeline Provides Exposure • Elementary • Middle Grades – WHO : Students – WHO : STEM Park Street & Hickory Magnet Students Hills Elementary Marietta Middle – WHEN : (1) After – WHEN : During STEM school STEM club; (1) Block During school – FOCUS : Aquaponics & – FOCUS : Aquaponics Energy Generating & Vermaculture (worm Playground Equipment composting 7
The Engineering Pipeline Provides Exposure • High School • Projects – WHO : Pre- – Container Buildings Engineering/Pre- – Solar energy Architecture Students – Waste recycling Marietta High School – Solar cooking – WHEN : (1) After – Rain water harvesting school STEM club & – Raspberry Pi during school Automation – FOCUS : Sustainable • Weather station Architecture and technologies • Pi Tablet • Aquaponics Monitoring 8
Container Building Project A multi-year, real-world, integrated STEM project with national and international partners Elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students mentored by industry professionals will r esearch, design, build , and transfer sustainable technologies to L’Arbre, Haiti 9
Aquaponics Experimental Gardens Green House Recycling Center Workshop Spaces Solar Energy Playground & Picnic Area Groundskeeper House Scale model of L’Abre Haiti Site 10
Public Meeting Spaces Clinic & Office Mechanical Classroom & Workshop Agricultural Classroom & Workshop Electrical Classroom & Workshop Construction Classroom & Workshop Scale model of L’Abre Haiti Site 11
The EARLS Lab The Engineering and Architecture Research Laboratory for Sustainability Provide integrated STEM learning experiences Provide on-site developmental test lab Develop & transfer sustainable technologies : Container buildings Solar/wind energy Satellite internet/phone Waste recycling (aluminum & plastics) Solar cooking Rainwater harvesting Aquaponic growing 12
Engineering and Architecture Research Laboratory for Sustainability EARLS LAB Solar Energy Shipping Container Classroom Shipping Container Energy Workshop Producing Playground Raised Beds Aquaponics and Worm Composting 13
Engineering and Architecture Research Laboratory for Sustainability EARLS LAB Aluminum Melting Furnace Outdoor Solar Cooking Area Water Storage Raspberry Pi Automatio n -Weather Station -Security System -Tablet Computer -Aquaponics monitoring 14
Park Street Elementary S.T.E.M. Club Grades K-5 Composting- Classroom Aquaponics- • We will build a system similar to the one • Classroom aquaponics system below on school grounds. with fish on the bottom and plants • Scraps from the lunchroom will be added, on top. along with “red wiggler” worms and • Mr. Duron Chavis of Virginia State cardboard/newspaper to create soil that is University consults with us via rich in nutrients for our Park Street Garden. WebEx. 15
Marietta Middle School STEM Magnet Program Social Studies & Language Arts Introduction to Unit to the Haiti Container Project 1. Research Haiti culture and history 2. Analyzed Haiti’s current status, needs, & challenges 3. Researched 2010 earthquake 4. Viewed existing MHS model of land space for project 16
Marietta Middle School STEM Magnet Program Math/Science Integration Introduction to Haiti Container Project 1. Brainstormed ideas about playground equipment that produces work 2. Designing aquaponic systems 3. Designing playground equipment that pumps water 4. Building and testing prototypes 17
Recycling Aluminum in Resource Scarce Regions 18 Zoe Crisp Haiti Container Project PROBLEM Marietta High School STATEMENT Develop a cost-effective, off-the-grid aluminum melting furnace that can melt 1200 aluminum cans (approximately 35 lbs. of molten metal) per hour on a 12-hour duty cycle.
Off-Grid Aluminum Melting Furnace Design 19
Manufacturing 20
Current Needs (5) 20ft Shipping Containers Transportation of Containers Container set-up Container Modification Solar Equipment Fencing And others 21
Any Questions 22
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