Ice Box Challenge

by Tracy Duray

In this hands-on lesson, students will test how long an ice cube takes to melt in the classroom. They will then design and build a structure that will prevent a 1-gram ice cube from melting completely in the time measured prior. Students will test their designs and do at least one rebuild to improve their results. They do a final test to determine which team was the most successful.

Lesson Grade Level

6th Grade

Lesson Plan Link/URL

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pR2JUISYxN66MHo0V-IbwYrd-nKSXTWC/edit?u…

Subject Area

Science Physical Science P1: Matter Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S4: Apply Science to Engineering

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