Help Rapunzel Escape from the Tower: Simple Machines
In this STEM lesson, 5th grade students will apply what they have learned about the affect gravity and friction have on an object’s mobility by engineering simple machines to change the ending of the classic fairytale, Rapunzel. In this version, Rapunzel does not wait for the prince, but instead engineers her own escape with objects found in the tower.
Lesson Grade Level
5th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10uFlPaU-Ymo3pta_6wJa9MDYDSWVppYP/edit?u…Subject Area
Science P3: Net Force P4: Energy Transfer Technology 1. Empowered Learner 4. Innovative Designer 6. Creative Communicator Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S4: Apply Science to Engineering S6: Apply Communications to Engineering English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) Speaking & ListeningRelated Content
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