5th Grade Science
(5 Units, 80 Lessons)
Unit 3 - Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution(10 Lessons)
Introduction to Engineering Design5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:What do students already know about the engineering design process? What do they already know about human impacts on Earth Systems? Students take a pre-assessment that will be used to inform instruction.
Plaid Pete Knows His Resources, Naturally!5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:What is a natural resource? What makes a natural resource renewable or non-renewable? Students use maps of natural resources within their communities to explore these questions.
Plaid Pete Gets Treated!5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:Where does our drinking water come from? How is it treated? Students play "Plaid Pete Gets Treated - The Board Game of the Water Treatment Process" and are introduced to the engineering tool of flow charts.
Logan Explains the Engineering Design Process5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:What are the steps in the engineering design process? What activities do engineers actually complete during those steps? Students learn the steps and then apply their new knowledge in their first design challenge.
Mrs. Glaze Gets Grumpy!5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:What cooperative skills are necessary for design engineering teams to work effectively together? What do they look like and sound like? Students "delimit" 5 important skills, and practice and evaluate their use in a new design challenge.
Plaid Pete Gets Briefed!5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:How do engineers "delimit" an engineering design problem? What is a design constraint? Students get briefed with their VIP Design Portfolios, and begin the Build a Better Water Filter Design Engineering Project.
Sage Knows Her reSearch!5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:How do engineers research to help them develop their ideas? What strategies are necessary to do internet research? Students learn internet strategies that will assist them in researching a design problem.
Plaid Pete and His Team Brainstorm Solutions!5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:How do engineering design teams turn their research into ideas? Students engage in a process to brainstorm ideas, and then collaborate to compare and revise their ideas based on the criteria and constraints of their design problem.
Team Plaid Pete Has the Blueprint for Success5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:What are the characteristics needed to be a successful engineer? Students learn from Rosie Revere, and then work in collaborative teams to conduct fair tests and identify failure points for their water filter systems.
Plaid Pete Puts the "Fair" in Test!5th Grade Science» Unit:Plaid Pete Engineers A Solution
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Big Idea:How does a prototype design change through multiple trials? Students redesign their water filtration systems, and redesign again; coming to understand how the iterative process of engineering design improves an original prototype through trial and error.
