bricks for pigs hands-on engineering design earth and space science - grades 3-5 full lesson...
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Bricks for PigsHands-on Engineering DesignEarth and Space Science - Grades 3-5Full Lesson– Reading Activity– Explore available Materials– Design and Test Bricks
Bricks for Pigs: Group PacketLesson Plan
Word Alert
Booklet with Graphics
Reading & Think Aloud Resource
Exploration Activity
Design Activity
Brick Design Results
Our focus today
Bricks for Pigs: Today’s ActivityRead Introduction on Bricks Handout
Discuss and Complete the Problem and Criteria and Constraints Sections
Design Recipes and Build Prototype Bricks
Test and Record Data on Sample Bricks
Clean up
Bricks for Pigs ReflectionIdentify the science involved.What factors made the brick stick together better/worse?Which different designs were most effective? Why?What happened when more clay was added?Did the order of putting the materials together matter?Did you try using several combinations of materials? What was the most difficult part of this activity? What could be done to improve it?
Small Group DiscussionWhat are some of the characteristics of the Engineering Design process?How does the Engineering Design Process differ from Scientific Inquiry?What are some of the benefits to using the Engineering Design when it comes to student learning?What other activities can you modify to use Engineering Design?Problems you anticipate and how to resolve them?Biggest roadblock to using the Engineering Design?