Simulation Based Impact Analysis of Signalized Intersections Project # 5: Classroom Implementation Kelli Lee Todd Bonds S.S./Science
“STOP IDLING” Lesson Student Objective : Students will collect delay and CO concentration of the idling buses at the school bus dock. Application Careers Societal Impact
MISCONCEPTIONS CO emissions and CO concentration Idling Vehicles produce 3.5 more times emissions ITS Systems are intrusive.
CO Monitor Camera Crew, stopwatch, counters Direction of wind Buses Data Collection and Methods
Assessments 1.Delay and CO concentrations Impact 2.CONTRAST 3.LIST and EXPLAIN 4.PREDICT patterns 5.EVALUATE and SUMMARIZE Modifications: actual intersection, full scale analysis, geometric map of turning movements, software
Research Goal: How do the different weather patterns affect our environment? Student Objectives: 1. Explore friction and weather conditions 2. Analyze systems and predict outcomes “May the Forces Be With You” Lesson
MISCONCEPTIONS ( Unbalanced forceForces acting on an objectChanges in motion = force
Station 1: Vehicles (balanced and unbalanced forces) Station 2: Inclined plane Station 3: Flat surface Station 4: “Air Hockey” Activities
Modifications: spring scales, calculations, Vectors, displacement Assessments Friction Stations: Explore friction and simulate weather, Apply prior knowledge, Compare and Contrast observations Friction Writing Assessment: Explain data, Relate to real world
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Andrea Burrows, RET Grant Coordinator Dr. Anant Kukreti, RET Project Director Dr. Heng, Wei, Associate Professor, Ph.D., P.E. Zhixia Li, Ph.D. Student, Research Assistant Zhuo Yao, Ph.D. Student, Research Assistant All RET TEACHERS Ken Yang, ITS Engineer Project RET is funded through NSF Grant # EEC Acknowledgements