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…
Microbots in Medicine Lesson 3 So what is a “MicroBot”? A microbot is a microscopic robot with sub-millimeter dimensions that is designed to perform a task or tasks with precision. They are designed to either be controlled by teleoperating to 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…
bESTology 2020 Welcome to bESTology 2020. We will begin uploading our weekly bESTology lessons on Monday, March 23, 2020. We are anxious to get started on this year’s lessons! bESTology was designed for teams with a large emphasis Read more…