Surviving the Flood Challenge

Overview:

Students will learn about current flood protection techniques and Sustainable and Civil Engineering by doing a large scale flood protection exercise. They will work in groups and utilize the Engineering Design Process to develop a sustainable solution to the issue of floods here in BC.

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• Science 9: The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.

• Science 10: Energy is conserved, and its transformation can affect living things and the environment.

• Global and local impacts of energy transformations from technologies

• Earth Science 11, Environmental Science 11/12, Geology 12

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