An Amazing Race
Students utilize the Engineering Design Process to create a sailboat!
Students must design and build a sailboat that will get them from one end of the channel where they are stranded to the other. It is like the Amazing Race for STEM! This activity incorporates concepts of matter being made up of particles too small to see, forces and motion with an emphasis on buoyancy, and 3 ELA standards.
Lesson Grade Level
5th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qQGjHU3Fy-dqgDTXfw_KEkPI_Rn5sq7D/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P1: Matter P3: Net Force Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering S5: Apply Technology to Engineering S6: Apply Communications to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Writing Speaking & ListeningRelated Content
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