It's Not a Box STEM Challenge
by Huda Clemens
In this STEM Challenge, the student’s task is to listen/read the story "Not a Box" by Antoinette Portis and use their imagination to create their own unique designs and structures using simple materials.
Lesson Grade Level
3rd GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ADXN5O81GoBBathmFq7W58N6LHYEJXCW/edit?u…Subject Area
Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature)
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