Students are becoming globally minded -- and not a moment too soon. Climate change, water shortages, poverty, and disease reach across national boundaries. Read about how Alabama teens are becoming part of the solution, and then have your students tackle one of the most pressing problems: access to clean water.
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Lesson: Water Gatherers
 Students learn about water challenges faced by Cape Verde islanders, off the West coast of Africa, and two inexpensive solutions devised by Peace Corps volunteers -- a solar still and fog water collector. They then build and evaluate their own working models.
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 Students at a rural Alabama school are using their mechanical skills to create inexpensive utility vehicles for countries in need. Boasts teacher Brian Copes: "These students are on the fast track of changing the world."
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K-12 News: Teens' Skills Sought
 Calling all teenage brainiacs: The Pentagon wants Web-savvy high school students to team up and build cyber-electro-mechanical systems. The agency hopes to motivate aspiring young systems designers and manufacturing innovators.
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 Events for the USA Science and Engineering Festival are taking place throughout the country and will culminate in a two-day Expo on the National Mall with a hands-on, fun science activities to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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Classroom-ready and teacher-approved, these K-12 teacher kits make learning about engineering fun!
eGFI Teacher Kits include:
* 20 eGFI magazines -- our award-winning, comprehensive 64-page introduction to engineering
* 5 sets of eGFI cards -- 16 cards explain the major engineering disciplines, with a thought-provoking question about each field. An extra card provides ideas for using these materials in the classroom.
* 1 eGFI classroom poster -- a large 3x2 foot poster with illustrations of the most popular engineering disciplines
* 1 bonus teacher guide -- 6 pages of engaging classroom activities using the eGFI magazine, cards, and website
A $133 value -- just $99.95!
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