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Help Us Adapt!
by Seteara Haddock
Students will be designing a shade structure to fit a mini-raised garden bed in order to help it adapt to the increasing sunshine in summer.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15BNkt13ZeFhgteD-zXeYQ-P_IMiDDGGQ/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P2: Objects at a Distance Technology 4. Innovative Designer Engineering S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Geometry (G) English Language Arts (ELA) Writing
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