A2 RW Ch6 L1 · Engineering a Better World ⚙️💡
📘 Học trước khi làm · Three big questions
Three big questions
📘 Học trước khi làm · Skill · Following a process
Following a process ⚙️
Ex: how to make a cake · how to build a bookcase.
The reader reads and does it. Usually a series of steps.
Ex: how the Maya built pyramids · how the Internet changed storytelling.
The reader does not do anything — just understands.
• visual clues of steps: numbered or bulleted lists, timelines, flowcharts • after reading, ask: "Did I learn how to DO something, or how something WAS DONE?"
Thinking of Becoming a Civil Engineer? 👷
• Next, earn a degree in civil engineering. An undergraduate degree is a good start, but many employers also look for graduate work.
• Then get an internship. As an intern, you can work with professional civil engineers in a safe but real-world setting.
• After that, study for and pass any exams needed to get your engineer's license.
• Finally, start your new career as a professional civil engineer.
“Building a Brighter Future” ☀️
1When night arrives in Dollo Ado—a refugee camp in the East African country of Ethiopia—it is dark, really dark. Light comes from the stars, a wood fire, or sometimes a flashlight. The Ethiopian electricity system does not reach this camp.
2Living without electricity is difficult. It's difficult to keep food cold or run a medical clinic. It can also be dangerous to go out at night: There are poisonous snakes and spiders, and sometimes there is violence, often against women and children. These were problems that Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) energy team hoped to help fix. Their solution was to install 52 small solar grids around the camp to provide the residents of Dollo Ado with electricity.
3Solar energy uses the sun to make electricity, but a solar panel system is expensive to install. So the first thing needed was money. The IKEA Foundation gave money for the solar street lights, solar grids, and other materials. After the equipment arrived, engineers installed it. Then EWB and UNHCR taught camp residents how to be solar repair workers, leading to jobs. Finally, they offered educational programs to show residents how this technology worked and how to use it. (See Figure 1.)
4Thanks to these organizations, Dollo Ado is much brighter at night. And hopefully this will lead to a brighter future for many of its residents.
1When night arrives in Dollo Ado—a refugee camp in the East African country of Ethiopia—it is dark, really dark. Light comes from the stars, a wood fire, or sometimes a flashlight. The Ethiopian electricity system does not reach this camp.
2Living without electricity is difficult. It's difficult to keep food cold or run a medical clinic. It can also be dangerous to go out at night: There are poisonous snakes and spiders, and sometimes there is violence, often against women and children. These were problems that Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) energy team hoped to help fix. Their solution was to install 52 small solar grids around the camp to provide the residents of Dollo Ado with electricity.
3Solar energy uses the sun to make electricity, but a solar panel system is expensive to install. So the first thing needed was money. The IKEA Foundation gave money for the solar street lights, solar grids, and other materials. After the equipment arrived, engineers installed it. Then EWB and UNHCR taught camp residents how to be solar repair workers, leading to jobs. Finally, they offered educational programs to show residents how this technology worked and how to use it. (See Figure 1.)
4Thanks to these organizations, Dollo Ado is much brighter at night. And hopefully this will lead to a brighter future for many of its residents.
1When night arrives in Dollo Ado—a refugee camp in the East African country of Ethiopia—it is dark, really dark. Light comes from the stars, a wood fire, or sometimes a flashlight. The Ethiopian electricity system does not reach this camp.
2Living without electricity is difficult. It's difficult to keep food cold or run a medical clinic. It can also be dangerous to go out at night: There are poisonous snakes and spiders, and sometimes there is violence, often against women and children. These were problems that Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) energy team hoped to help fix. Their solution was to install 52 small solar grids around the camp to provide the residents of Dollo Ado with electricity.
3Solar energy uses the sun to make electricity, but a solar panel system is expensive to install. So the first thing needed was money. The IKEA Foundation gave money for the solar street lights, solar grids, and other materials. After the equipment arrived, engineers installed it. Then EWB and UNHCR taught camp residents how to be solar repair workers, leading to jobs. Finally, they offered educational programs to show residents how this technology worked and how to use it. (See Figure 1.)
4Thanks to these organizations, Dollo Ado is much brighter at night. And hopefully this will lead to a brighter future for many of its residents.
1When night arrives in Dollo Ado—a refugee camp in the East African country of Ethiopia—it is dark, really dark. Light comes from the stars, a wood fire, or sometimes a flashlight. The Ethiopian electricity system does not reach this camp.
2Living without electricity is difficult. It's difficult to keep food cold or run a medical clinic. It can also be dangerous to go out at night: There are poisonous snakes and spiders, and sometimes there is violence, often against women and children. These were problems that Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) energy team hoped to help fix. Their solution was to install 52 small solar grids around the camp to provide the residents of Dollo Ado with electricity.
3Solar energy uses the sun to make electricity, but a solar panel system is expensive to install. So the first thing needed was money. The IKEA Foundation gave money for the solar street lights, solar grids, and other materials. After the equipment arrived, engineers installed it. Then EWB and UNHCR taught camp residents how to be solar repair workers, leading to jobs. Finally, they offered educational programs to show residents how this technology worked and how to use it. (See Figure 1.)
4Thanks to these organizations, Dollo Ado is much brighter at night. And hopefully this will lead to a brighter future for many of its residents.