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A GENERAL SCIENCE PROJECT ON SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Author(s) -
Coats Amy L.
Publication year - 1927
Publication title -
school science and mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1949-8594
pISSN - 0036-6803
DOI - 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1927.tb05247.x
Subject(s) - sanitary sewer , subject (documents) , class (philosophy) , sewage , sewage disposal , mathematics education , task (project management) , sewage farm , psychology , sociology , pedagogy , engineering , waste management , computer science , library science , sewage treatment , systems engineering , artificial intelligence , sewage sludge treatment
The city of Detroit is planning to spend $100,000,000 (over a fifteen year period) for the construction of a sewage disposal system. The supervisors and teachers of General Science felt that our pupils should know something about this project. To arouse interest in Detroit's sewage disposal problem among a group of $B General Science pupils was found to be a difficult task. After several unsuccessful attempts to impress the class with the importance of this subject, it was suggested that we write a play. In this play was to be, one character who was uninterested and obstinate concerning the problem of sewage disposal. The purpose of the other characters was to convince this one person of the importance of this problem. The pupils wrote letters to the Board of Health and to the members of the City Council. The booklets which the pupils received contained interesting and useful material. A large outline map of the city was drawn, showing the locations of the proposed sewers, interceptors and disposal plant. The pupils gave their reports from memory, and seemed to enjoy giving them, because they were taking parts in a play. At the close of the semester our play was given in the auditorium as a part of the special Assembly program.