KIDStruction: STEM Opportunity for Middle School Students: Part 1
This STEAM lesson is ideal for Tucson/Pima County Middle School Students who can participate in the annual KIDStruction building contest but you can also duplicate many of the learning opportunities in other school settings. This is perfect for a self-contained classroom or after school club setting and the emphasis in this first lesson is on the introductory design phase of a project using design, scale, construction, and documentation to enter an exciting contest with an audience for student work.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Xk6PTNKs-wO_3vtgrmf3ZsAC353K0U-N/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Earth and Space Science E1: Earth Systems Life Science L2: Organisms & Energy Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering S6: Apply Communications to Engineering S7: Apply Project Management to Engineering Mathematics Geometry (G) Ratio and Proportion (RP) English Language Arts (ELA) WritingRelated Content
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