Designing to Make a Difference
Civil engineers serve and transform their communities, creating structures that will improve quality of life and facilitate access to important locations and resources.
Step into the shoes of engineers and architects, and discover how we all depend on good engineering.
Mission: Design to Make a Difference
Introduction - The History of Civil Engineering
Civil engineering has been a vital field of knowledge for millennia, enabling people to change their physical surroundings to help them survive and thrive. Uncover the positive historical impact of civil engineering advancements on large-scale societies and small communities.
Lesson 1: Civil Engineering Supports Communities
Civil engineers respond to community needs by providing the designs and infrastructure for structural improvements, developing technology tools, and responding to challenges in the environment.
Lesson 2: From Design to Dedication
In Lesson 2, students connect with civil engineering STEM Role Models where they will hear about their Role Model’s education and career path, as well as current challenges and opportunities they face at work.
Challenge: Design to Make a Difference
Individuals and communities face major challenges today in regards to infrastructure needs. Civil engineers collaborate with community leaders and businesses to design solutions that address infrastructure elements located outside of a building. Civil engineering issues include elements such as utilities infrastructure, roadways, sidewalks, lighting, landscaping, and recreation facilities, to name a few. But what happens if you as a citizen or community organization have a civil engineering need but don’t know where to start? In this Challenge “Designing to Make a Difference”, your team will identify a need in the community, provide a design that addresses that need and build a model based on your design.
