Climate change is a very important problem in society today that can cause higher temperatures globally, increased weather events, like severe floods, droughts, and hurricanes. We can help prevent it from getting worse by decreasing the amount of greenhouse gases, like methane, that are allowed in the environment. To know how much greenhouse gas is in the air, we have to have a way to count it. Knowing the amount of methane in the air can help us decide what we need to do to eliminate it and how bad the problem is so that we can address it.
Making a Methane Counter TEK8 Student Handout
The student handout will be given to all students working on the design challenge. It gives a brief recap of the story, it helps the students identify what they are attempting to achieve, and it recaps the design process.
Making a Methane Counter TEK8 Facilitator Guide
This Instructor’s Guide provides the instructor additional information on how to run the design challenge with alternatives for materials and test setups as well as information to help make the design challenge a good educational experience.
The Telling the Story Video conveys the societal impact of the student’s research that is the basis for the design challenge and will set the problem-solving context for students.
The Design Challenge Video leads students through the design process. It indicates materials available, states what the criteria are for success and any constraints. It also gives a second ‘level’ of the design challenge that allows ‘early completers’ to move on to a slightly more difficult challenge.