Hi--I'm the Senior Manager of Pre-College Outreach for ASCE. You've received several good ideas already and I'm going to share some additional ones based on the numerous pre-college materials we have available. You can reach me at 703-295-6310 or
jfinton@....
ASCE also has some fun give-aways such as tech tattos (stickers for electronics), mini-poster/postcards, and more. You can find them at
https://www.asce.org/pre-college-resources/.
You can find numerous hands-on activities that cover a variety of civil engineering topics on
www.ASCEville.org, and at the Dream Big site,
Dream Big. Tor Anderzen also referenced the lessons created for Ready, Set, Create--an ASCE partnership with the Space Science Institute.
Girl Scouts like single day events where they can participate in multiple stations and at the end come out with a patch--not necessarily an official badge. You should be able to create a Civil Engineering Day, where kids can come to participate in activities, talk to engineers, and learn about civil engineering. This is a format that would work well for Boy Scouts as well.
As a part of the day they could see the Dream Big film. ASCE will be sending a copy of the film to all Sections and Branches for use in outreach. This distribution will begin in November.
Girl Scouts have some thing called a Journey, and in the Journey program there is one called
"Engineering: Think Like an Engineer"
Girls discover how to think like an engineer by participating in hands-on design challenges and completing a Take Action project. "
I don't see anything in that description that limits it to mechanical engineering. The website link is Journeys - Girl Scouts
.
You're going to get your best information about hosting a Civil Engineering Day/Journey from your local Girl Scout Council. They will have staff on hand to tell what kind of event/activities fit with their local system. Your friend should know the name of your local council and may even know who is handling STEM activities.
Good luck and let me know how ASCE can help.
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Jeannine Finton Aff.M.ASCE
Senior Manager of Pre-College Outreach
ASCE
Reston VA
(703)295-6310
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-22-2018 09:15
From: James Wilson
Subject: Activities for 10-year-olds for Girl Scouts
Water and Wastewater, and site development. So many people, engineers included, do not fully understand what it takes to treat raw water to make it potable or make it returnable to the natural environment. Site development encompasses so many things from handling stormwater runoff to building roads and grading.
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James Wilson P.E., M.ASCE
P.E.
Charleston Water System
Charleston SC
(843)727-6878
Original Message:
Sent: 10-19-2018 13:01
From: Lily Baldwin
Subject: Activities for 10-year-olds for Girl Scouts
I am helping a friend who is a Girl Scouts Troupe Leader.
It turns out there is no Girl Scout badge for Civil Engineering, though there is one for Mechanical Engineering.
Typically, the girls have to complete 5 activities to earn a badge and I'd like to do an activity for different CE disciplines.
I am a Water Resource Civil Engineer.
Any suggestions, ideas, resources for other disciplines?
Thank you!
Lily
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Lily S Baldwin
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