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Reverse Engineering to Discover Solutions to Cell Phone E-Waste

Author

Nancy Schunke

Age Groups

9-12

Context

Nancy Schunke is a high school STEM & Engineering teacher in Wollforth, TX. Her learning experience leverages an imagined future depicted in the movie Wall-E to discuss the intersection of e-waste and sustainability. Students explore solutions to cell phone e-waste by reverse engineering a cell phone.

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