Teach your students about form, function and design of structures through project-based learning! Dive into the engineering design process with this no-prep, 2-part interactive lesson and project. Works great for science fairs! This project covers the basics of engineering and design in a meaningful and engaging way.

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Specifically designed for the Ontario Science Curriculum Grade 7 Form, Function and Design of Structures D2, but aligns with several provincial/state expectations for engineering and design principles.

⏰ 1-2 weeks of class work.

Includes:

• A 2-part editable lesson, (1-Forces & Structures and 2-The Design Process.)
• A design challenge in 3 parts
• part 1 – Assess the ergonomics of your current backpack
• part 2 – Improve your current backpack
• part 3 – Project expectations and criteria

• Rubric for the project
• Student templates

This resources is designed for Google Apps™, but is formatted in 8.5" x 11" slides to be printed easily.

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