Week 9-Construction, Destruction at a Distance Topics Purpose and function of robots in construction and demolition How robots are modernizing construction and demolition Pros and cons of robots in construction and demolition Objective/Goal: Students will understand how robotics are being Read more…
Week 8-Safe at First Sight? Topics Construction and Demolition Site Safety Roles of Machinery in Safety Objective/Goal: Students will understand construction and demolition site safety and the role machinery plays in safety. Introduction: Construction and demolition sites must follow specific Read more…
bESTology Week 7-Proceed With Caution Topics Safety protocols for Demolition What happens when things go wrong Objective/Goal: Students will understand safe demolition protocols and how they are implemented to prevent injury or create collateral damage. Introduction: There are guidelines and Read more…
bESTology-Week 6 big, Bigger, BIGGEST Topics Function of Heavy Machinery in Demolition Safety of Demolition Machinery Modernization of Demolition Machinery Objective/Goal: Students will understand the different types of heavy machinery used with the different types of demolition Introduction: Demolition requires Read more…
bESTology-Week 5 The Cycling of Materials Topics Landfills Types of Landfills Landfills toxic or not Objective/Goal: Students will understand the types of landfills and their role in modernization and keeping communities clean. Introduction: Modern landfills are well-engineered facilities designed to Read more…
bESTology Week 4-Is There a Second Life? Topics Construction/Demo Material Management Recycling – trash problem and how can we solve it Rebuying – Is there a profit Reuse – Is renewing materials profitable? Objective/Goal: Students will understand how construction materials Read more…
bESTology Week 3-Danger! Can I Enter? bESTology-Week 3 Danger! Can I Enter? Topics Construction Site Hazards Non-hazardous Waste Materials Hazardous Waste Materials Objective/Goal: Students will understand the different hazards that have to be considered when demolition is used to change Read more…
Week 2-Crunch, Crunch Topics The Art of Demolition Controlled Demolition Selective Demolition methods/types of demolition Objective/Goal: Students will understand what demolition is and the changes humans will have to consider to replace fossil fuels. Introduction: We currently have storage and Read more…
Week 1-To Renew Or Not That Is The Question Topics Conversion, replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy Other sources of renewable energy, means we must “change” existing buildings, etc. to accommodate. Demolition and construction or modernize, change Objective/Goal: Students Read more…
Outbreak Lesson 2: How do viruses spread throughout the body? Lesson 2 Microbes cover all of our skin, gut, and mucous membrane. Our bodies actually have 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. Microbes in our stomach or gastrointestinal Read more…
What are the foundational building materials found in the human body? In lesson 1 were going to talk about the foundational building materials of the body: Cells Tissues Organs. Cells are Read more…
Summary Week 12 For the last twelve weeks, we have covered many topics: the human body, central nervous system, our brain, cardiovascular system, our lungs, digestive system, skeletal system, muscular system, homeostasis, medical terminology, microbots and robots in surgery. We Read more…