Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Down the Drain Project
Teachers can start this project at any time and no registration is required. Students collect data about water usage for themselves, their homes and their class. They analyze it, make predictions about it, and submit the data to the...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Population Growth Project
In this collection of nine lessons, students use data from the U.S. Census to create population growth models and to examine the impact of changes in population factors such as age, demographic, etc.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Historical Treasure Chests
After learning to distinguish between primary and secondary sources, students will examine four primary documents and address a set of questions for each.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Tsunami Surge
In this Science project, students use real time data on the Internet to study tsunamis and what causes them. They will look at videos of real tsunamis such as the 2004 one in Southeast Asia. They will then devise a safety plan and a...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Navigational Vectors
For this project, students use real time data to learn how pilots navigate when they fly. Students go through a series of lessons on vectors, weather maps and flight tracking, then take a pilot's test where they apply what they have...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
Outdoor air pollution poses a major threat to human health and threatens the ozone layer. Students will examine real time weather data in this extensive unit to learn how air quality is measured, its health impact on at-risk populations,...
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Air Pollution: What's the Solution
This is a great set of lesson plans through which students explore air pollution and its causes and become aware of air pollution trends and how air pollution affects health. Many questions are examined during the course of study: "What...