Integrating STEM through Literature: "Those Darn Squirrels"
by Mary McGalloway
Using the book "Those Darn Squirrels" by Adam Rubin, students will design and create a bird feeder to let the birds IN and keep the squirrels OUT! Communication, collaboration, and creativity are key components to this lesson. Students will also explore how a speaker's point of view influences how events are described.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HuWu5cWdD7Yeaw4KczeFzTncqQOSA2B7/edit?u…Subject Area
Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S4: Apply Science to Engineering S6: Apply Communications to Engineering S7: Apply Project Management to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) Speaking & Listening
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