Tuesday+2015


 * [[image:Ag_filtration.jpg width="171" height="226" align="left"]]Agricultural, Biosystems, and Environmental Engineering **

The morning session will focus on agricultural and biosystems engineering and the afternoon will focus on environmental engineering.


 * Primary Instructors:** Christopher Hay (christopher.hay@sdstate.edu) and Erin Cortus (erin.cortus@sdstate.edu) - SDSU Department of Agricultural and BioSystems Engineering

We will begin the day in Agricultural Engineering 203. (see Campus Map)

8:00 am - Noon || Lesson Plan Presentations Overview of Ag and Biosystems Engineering Science of Smell & "Where's the Odor" Fermentation Exercise Applying Science and Data to Design || Noon - 1:00 pm || Larson Commons || 1:00-5:00 pm || Hydrologic Cycle Activity Rainfall Simulator (results image) Soil Filtration Activity Curriculum Development End-of-Day Evaluation ||
 * Morning Sessions
 * Lunch
 * Afternoon Sessions


 * Presentations**

(Note: Warm-up F is the "Where's that odor" and Activity 7 is "Inventing a monitor". I would also recommend Activity 5 "Breathing Room") [|Fermentation in a Bag] [|Mini-Fermenter] [|Life Cycle Analysis of Biofuels]
 * Handouts**

[|American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE)] [|ASABE Outreach Materials for Parents, Teachers, and Engineers] [|Rainfall Simulator Video (YouTube)] [|NRCS Soil Education] [|EPA Water Sourcebooks (K-12 activities)] [|The Water Cycle - Water Science for Schools](USGS) [|NASA GPM Exploring the Water Cycle Lesson Plans] [|NASA Water Cycle Animation] Project A.I.R.E. [|No-till Garden Video (YouTube)] NRCS Rainfall Simulator Contacts ChemMatters Water Conflicts article and link to calculate water footprint [|Water Rocks watershed game] For more information on soils and finding soil types for an area: [|NRCS Web Soil Survey] [|SoilWeb]
 * Resources**
 * Brookings: Eric Barsness (605) 692-2344 or eric.barsness@sd.usda.gov
 * Huron (State Office): (605) 352-1200
 * Rapid City: (605) 342-0301
 * OR contact your local District Conservationist at the USDA Service Center and they should be able to help get you in touch with the right person (office locations: [|USDA Service Center Locations])

Teacher-developed 5E Lesson Plans (Groups)