ELEMENTARY LEVEL
WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU
How can we use Engineering to design a roadway that is safe, accessible, environmentally sustainable, fun to use, and beautiful to look at?
This type of engineering is called URBAN PLANNING.
But there are so many big considerations! Where do we start?
THE ENGINEERING PROCESS
Define the problem
Do your research
Develop a possible solution
Design your solution
Build a prototype
Test it
Evaluate your solution
Student Urban Planners, we have a challenge for you:
DESIGN A COMPLETE STREETS SOLUTION TO ST. MARK'S HILL
Then it's up to you to finish off the engineering proccess: design your solution, build a prototype, test it, evaluate your solution and submit it by March. 31st.
(submittion link coming soon)
ELEMENTARY STUDENT RESOURCES: WEBSITES AND BOOKS
Online
Books and Guides
Urban Planning
A Kids Guide to Building Great Communities from the Canadian Institute of Planners [website]
City Works: Exploring your Community by Andria Steinberg and David Stephen Amazon
The City Kid & the Suburb Kid by Deb Pilutti and Linda Bleck Amazon
ABC Alphabet from the Sky by Benedikt Gross And Joey Lee Library
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighbourhood by Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell Library
Architecture