What Is ISEEBI?
Vision
Establish a program for 6th-8h grade students that enhances Science and Math programs using a Green Building theme implemented through hands-on activities in multiple mediums. The Pilot Phase is intended to be up to a year in duration and result in the development of Modules for re-use across the state.
Overview
The Team[1] intends to accomplish this vision in three to four phases starting with in-situ field trips through the student’s school building, presentation of the school’s energy assessment to the class, the student’s use of customized web content, participation in a classroom building materials demonstration, and a field trip to Texas vocational or collegiate sites.
Students will learn about energy conservation, building construction, and emissions reductions as part of their proscribed math and science curriculum. They will be exposed to career opportunities vocational and/or collegiate. The school will benefit from an energy assessment, and parents will see the school system being fiscally responsible and acting in the public interest. The students will be encouraged to help their parents become aware of energy savings opportunities in their own homes. It is intended that the students are briefed on, and join, the Watt Watchers program, thus providing a grass roots persistent benefit to the school and society. The energy assessment provides an opportunity for the school to evaluate the opportunities presented by the SECO managed LoanSTAR program
The program has been designed to cross socio-economic lines by using a multiple of mediums and activities that are attractive to boys and girls of all backgrounds.
The Team is comprised of the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL), Texas Engineering Experiment Station; the Department of Visualization, College of Architecture (Viz); and Numedeon, Inc. the developers of www.whyville.net (Whyville); comprise the Team.