Aquaculture + Hydroponics = Biodynamic Farming

1. Aquaculture + Hydroponics =Biodynamic Farming Henry Harms Stevens Institute of Technology

2. Systems and Global Engineering • The SAGE Project is a partnership between Stevens Institute of Technology and the New Jersey Technology Education Association. • The goal of the 3 year project is to develop systems engineering instructional materials for high school engineering and technology classes.

3. Systems Engineering Systems Engineering (SE) focuses on the big picture and the relationships among the systems and subsystems of complex projects such as: Designing a Moon habitat Operating a mass transit system A new airliner An E-vehicle service station network

4. Systems Engineers Money Magazine, November 2009: SE is the best job in America with great pay, superior growth prospects and meaningful work. Systems Engineers need good communication and leadership skills and an interest in other disciplines. NASA is the largest employer of SE

5. Global Engineering 3-D CAD and other software packages have made it relatively easy for firms to collaborate on design and engineering over long distances. For example, the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is being engineered and built by 50 companies located in 13 states and 10 countries.

6. SAGE Teacher Participation Spring 2008: Six Lead Teachers worked in teams of 2 to develop 3 HS level instructional modules with a sustainability focus. Twenty Pilot Teachers attended a 4-day PD workshop in August 2008. All modules have been piloted at least two times.

7. Module Topics Introduction to the Core Concepts of SE Home Lighting in Developing Countries Biodynamic Farming Water Purification

8. Collaboration To simulate a systems and global engineering project approach, communication among participating schools is primarily electronic. This is facilitated through the use of our online system, Collaboration Central.

9. Students collaborate with students from other schools to research biodynamic farming systems and engage in a series of design challenges. • http://www.ciese.org/curriculum/aquaponics/index.html

10. Schedule • The Biodynamic Farming module takes approximately six weeks to complete. • During Week 1 students from participating schools exchange Letters of Introduction.

11. Week 2 • Students build and exchange information about a simple wick hydroponic system.

12. Week 3 • Schools post a class-generated list of system requirements to Collaboration Central. • Each school also posts a document that describes their preferences for subsystem development such as filtering, pumping, lighting and monitoring.

13. Week 4 • Students post a class-approved subsystem design (e.g. lighting, pumping, filtering, monitoring) for review by other classes. • Partner schools review the subsystem designs and provide comments.

14. Week 5 • Schools post a final subsystem technical report.

15. Week 6 • Schools submit daily postings to report their progress toward completing the system and accompanying literature. • Final postings describe successes and challenges in building the final system and/or literature and suggestions for re-design.

16. Short Course Topics An Introduction to Systems Engineering Reverse Engineering Home Lighting for Developing Countries Biodynamic Farming Water Purification

17. Year 3 Activities Encourage Global participation in the SAGE Project Finalize the modules and short courses Train additional facilitators Continue dissemination effort throughout the U.S. and internationally

18. You are invited toJoin the SAGE Project The Intro Module will be offered in May 2010 and all 4 modules will run again in the fall of 2010. Contact Information: Henry Harms: henry.harms@stevens.edu www.ciese.org/sage