Webinar: Green Schoolyards and Citizen Science
The Philadelphia Water Department isn't just interested in managing stormwater at schools—we're leveraging opportunities to create outdoor classrooms that connect students to their environment. Join us...
View ArticleSLA Beeber and greenSTEM Grab Award for Drinking Water Week
SLA Beeber students accept the Schuylkill Scholastic Drinking Water Award on May 4. Credit: Melissa Bittner, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary.For most people, watering the garden is an inexact...
View ArticleApp Solution: Civic Hackers Create Mobile App for Green Infrastructure
Volunteers at Apps for Philly Sustainability use data provided by Philadelphia Water to work on the new Big Green App project. Credit: Matthew Fritch, Philadelphia Water.By Matthew Fritch for the...
View ArticlePhilly STEM Students Hack Rain Barrel, Invent Ultimate Chill Spot
What do you get when you combine lawn furniture, green infrastructure and electronics? This isn't a joke—this is B-Cubed a.k.a. Bench/Barrel/Boost, a multipurpose creation fusing a shaded bench, a rain...
View ArticleSubmersible Science: Philly Students Launch Underwater Drone with PWD
While most Philadelphia students were heading home early due a heat wave this past Tuesday, four 11th grade students from Mariana Bracetti Academy were busy suiting up in full-body chest waders, a...
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