Waste Limitation, Management and Recycling (WLMR) Engineering
Design Challenge NASA education opportunities provide students
an enhanced understanding of science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM). Program Summary: The WLMR Design
Challenge is a competition in which students must create a water
recycling system that can be used by astronauts living on other
planets. Twenty-one middle school teams competed in the
challenge’s inaugural year. Objective: Teams must design,
construct and test a water recycling system on a simulated
wastewater stream. They then submit a proposal and their results
to NASA for review. Time Frame: After nearly nine months of
competition, NASA judges selected the team from the West Fargo
School District team from North Dakota as the winner.
Application: The WLMR design challenge gives students the
opportunity to apply critical thinking skills to solve a
problem, just as a NASA scientist would, preparing them for
future STEM education and careers. › WLMR website › Download