Early America and Engineering a Water Wheel
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STEM Engineering Challenge in the Colonies : Engineer a Waterwheel.
Looking for hands -on integration activities for your history and social studies classes? Add some STEM to your colonial history lessons with this fun activity that uses simple and easy to find supplies.
Perfect for combining simple machines and history.
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In “Engineer a Waterwheel” student groups will build a prototype of a waterwheel. Perfect for assessment of a student’s problem solving and collaboration skills, as well as providing insight into the challenges of the Colonial Era and a review of simple machines.
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- role cards
- inquiry questions
- a rubric
- an engineering design process poster
- teacher notes with pictures
- waterwheel background information with a helpful link and book reference
- student pages
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