From Campus to Classroom: Hands-On Environmental Engineering Lessons for K–12 Learners Worldwide

Dr. Azadeh Bolhari, CU Boulder Environmental Engineering Faculty 

During this NSF-funded project, Environmental engineering students at CU Boulder developed a series of K–12 educational activities that bring real-world environmental challenges into the classroom. Each lesson includes hands-on, inquiry-based experiments, detailed lesson plans, and alignment with national science and engineering standards (NGSS and Common Core) to ensure classroom relevance. The activities—covering topics such as water quality, waste management, air pollution, and sustainable design—were created for a global audience and are hosted on the Teach Engineering digital library. This project highlights how engineering education can extend beyond the university to inspire the next generation of problem solvers, foster STEM literacy, and promote sustainability through experiential learning. 

https://www.colorado.edu/even/azadeh-bolhari