Unit: Technology and Engineering
Unit Description
Lessons
Introduction to Engineering: Aluminum Foil Boats
YWBAT: Given a piece of aluminum foil, create a boat that can hold as many markers as possible while floating in water. |
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What is technology?
Resources: 1 YWBAT: 1) Analyze various items to determine their purpose in our lives and explain how they work. 2) Define technology |
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Building a Paper Tower
Resources: 1 YWBAT: develop and implement a design for a paper tower, using 20 pieces of paper and one yard of tape, that is at least 1 meter tall and can withstand the force of a fan turned on high power. |
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Marshmallow Catapults
Resources: 11 YWBAT: Apply the technological design steps to build a marshmallow catapult that uses the allotted materials to launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters in the air and within a 1/2 meter wide area. |
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Balloon Bridge Challenge
Resources: 1 YWBAT: Design and build a bridge that can hold at least 5 textbooks using 2 classroom chairs and 15 balloons. |
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Eggceptional Packaging
Resources: 2 YWBAT: Design, build and test a box that prevents a raw egg from breaking when it is dropped from a significant height. |
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Spaghetti Bridge Challenge
Resources: 2 Using uncooked spaghetti and Elmer's glue, YWBAT build a bridge that spans 40cm and can support the weight of (to be determined by teacher). |
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Rube Goldberg Activity Resources: 2 |
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Water Rockets
YWBAT: Design and build a water rocket using two, 2-liter bottles and cardboard wings. |
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Incorporating Engineering and Design into the Traditional Science Classroom
Resources: 1 This is a packet that offers several methods to incorporate engineering and the design process into middle level classrooms. It was completed as a summer research and development project in my district. |
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Introducing the Technological Design Steps
YWBAT: 1) Deliberate and determine the correct steps for designing a new technology |
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What is an engineer?
YWBAT: Describe the job responsibilities of an engineer and the steps they take to solve everyday challenges. |
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Unit Resources
Student wosksheet 1.doc |
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