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Designing a Winning Guest Village in Saguaro National Park
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Holmgren, Wendy J. Johnston, Megan Spolarich, Amber |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Student groups are asked to envision a sustainable design for a future guest village within the Saguaro National Park, outside of Tucson, AZ. The Challenge Question of the Legacy Cycle draws students into considering the engineering ingenuity of nature. It forces them to analyze, appreciate and understand the wisdom of these designs as teams focus on meeting each of the challenge's requirements. Student groups are asked to envision a sustainable design for a future guest village within the Saguaro National Park, outside of Tucson, AZ. What issues need to be addressed to support the comforts of park visitors without compromising the natural resources or endangering the endemic species of the area? A deeper scope of application reveals extensions of this design in the incorporation of urban planning and systems design. It also strengthens the concept of manufacturing and building without producing waste or pollution. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Vanderbilt University |
| Subject Keyword | Biology Solar Energy Sustainable Design Gray Water Xeriscaping Desert Ecosystem Thermal Regulation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Biology |
