Project Ideas

As part of the summer program, the students create projects to demonstrate what they've learned over the summer. Last year we explored the theme of Energy and as one of the projects, some students customized a Google map to show where LEED certified buildings were located in and around Las Vegas. It was the first time I had worked with students to create a custom Google map and the students displayed their map using iPads at the end exhibit. The iPads allowed for visitors to interact with the map.

View Las Vegas LEEDers in a larger map

For this, year, I think it would be fun for students to work with Google maps again, perhaps they could use it show where the food for the end event is sourced from. This will likely create a map with a larger spread of data points and it might bring some insight to people regarding how far their food travels to reach them and start a conversation about eating locally sourced foods. (Something that would be interesting given that Las Vegas is in the middle of the desert and so much of the food we eat is trucked or flown in from other areas.)