Description
Engage your students in 3 hands-on STEM engineering design challenges inspired by 3 back-to-school themed picture books including The Day the Crayons Quit, Mother Bruce, and Mr. S: A First Day of School Book. After reading these hilarious tales and having meaning discussions about the stories, lead your engineers through the design process of asking, imagining, planning, creating, testing, and improving. These activities will have your students buzzing with creativity as they work together to design and build a prototype that addresses a unique challenge faced by the stories.
What's Included:
- Detailed How-To Page: Instructions to guide your students through the design challenge, ensuring a smooth and engaging learning experience. Also included are extension ideas to further your engineers' learning.
- Suggested Criteria and Constraints: Clear guidelines to help students focus their designs and understand the limitations they must work within.
- Student Examples: Real-life examples of student work to provide inspiration and set expectations.
- Recording Sheet: A structured sheet where students can document their ideas, sketches, and progress throughout the engineering challenge.
- Student Self-Reflection: A reflective exercise where students evaluate their collaboration and engineering skills, fostering a growth mindset.
- Class Data Sheet: A collective data sheet for students to record and graph their class results, promoting data literacy and collaborative analysis.
- Group Poster: A large poster template where student groups can display their design, explain their process, and showcase their final prototype
Why You'll Love It: This STEM engineering design challenge not only aligns with key educational standards but also fosters critical thinking, teamwork, and creativity. By connecting the activity to a beloved back-to-school picture book, students will find the challenge relatable and engaging. With comprehensive resources and support materials, this product makes it easy to implement a meaningful and enjoyable STEM project in your classroom. Get ready to see your students' eyes light up as they tackle this exciting engineering challenge and showcase their innovative designs!
Picture Book STEM Engineering Design Process Activity BTS Bundle
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Description
Engage your students in 3 hands-on STEM engineering design challenges inspired by 3 back-to-school themed picture books including The Day the Crayons Quit, Mother Bruce, and Mr. S: A First Day of School Book. After reading these hilarious tales and having meaning discussions about the stories, lead your engineers through the design process of asking, imagining, planning, creating, testing, and improving. These activities will have your students buzzing with creativity as they work together to design and build a prototype that addresses a unique challenge faced by the stories.
What's Included:
- Detailed How-To Page: Instructions to guide your students through the design challenge, ensuring a smooth and engaging learning experience. Also included are extension ideas to further your engineers' learning.
- Suggested Criteria and Constraints: Clear guidelines to help students focus their designs and understand the limitations they must work within.
- Student Examples: Real-life examples of student work to provide inspiration and set expectations.
- Recording Sheet: A structured sheet where students can document their ideas, sketches, and progress throughout the engineering challenge.
- Student Self-Reflection: A reflective exercise where students evaluate their collaboration and engineering skills, fostering a growth mindset.
- Class Data Sheet: A collective data sheet for students to record and graph their class results, promoting data literacy and collaborative analysis.
- Group Poster: A large poster template where student groups can display their design, explain their process, and showcase their final prototype
Why You'll Love It: This STEM engineering design challenge not only aligns with key educational standards but also fosters critical thinking, teamwork, and creativity. By connecting the activity to a beloved back-to-school picture book, students will find the challenge relatable and engaging. With comprehensive resources and support materials, this product makes it easy to implement a meaningful and enjoyable STEM project in your classroom. Get ready to see your students' eyes light up as they tackle this exciting engineering challenge and showcase their innovative designs!
