Bioswales

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Bioswales

• Hands-on activity
• Earth and Space Science
• Full lesson
• Step 1 Reading activity
• Step 2 Explore available materials
• Step 3 Design a Bioswale

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BioswalesYour Group Packet

• Lesson Plan
• Vocab Alert!
• Article
• Exploration Activity
• Class Data Table
• Data Analysis Activity
• Data Table, Completed
• Design Activity

Our focus today
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Bioswales Todays Activity

• Read the Bioswales article.
• Use the Design Activity handout to
• Fill in the criteria, priorities, and constraints
  sections.
• Sketch two possible design for a miniature
  Bioswale.
• Build a prototype of one of the designs.
• Test it.

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Bioswales Design Sharing

• What science concepts are involved?
• What factors made your filter work better or
  worse?
• What different designs did you see and which ones
  seemed the most effective? Why?

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Design Sharing (continued)

• What happened when more filter material or layers
  were added?
• Did the order of the filters seem to make a
  difference?
• What general conclusions can we make about
  creating an effective bioswale?

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Design Sharing (continued)

• What was the most difficult part of this
  activity?
• What could be done to improve it?

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Small Group Discussion

• What are some of the characteristics of the
  Engineering Design process?
• How does the Engineering Design Process differ
  from Science Inquiry?
• What are some of the benefits to using the
  Engineering Design when it comes to student
  learning?