| | Environmental Sustainability (ES) is a high school-level
specialization course in PLTW Engineering. In ES,
students investigate and design solutions to solve
real-world challenges related to clean drinking water, a
stable food supply, and renewable energy. Students are
introduced to environmental issues and use the
engineering design process to research and design
potential solutions. Utilizing the activity-, project-,
problem-based (APB) teaching and learning pedagogy,
students transition from completing structured activities
to solving open-ended projects and problems that
require them to develop planning, documentation,
communication, and other professional skills. Through
both individual and collaborative team activities, projects,
and problems, students problem solve as they practice
common design and scientific protocols such as project
management, lab techniques, and peer review. Students
develop skills in designing experiments, conducting
research, executing technical skills, documenting design
solutions according to accepted technical standards, and
creating presentations to communicate solutions. |