Mini Eco Theme Park
by Virginia (Danielle) Garcia
Students design and build eco-friendly theme park rides using recycled materials to model energy efficiency, test data, and explore sustainable power sources through STEAM.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18eO-cMA_pev3_-zPOcqYdteDDuDtk9j2/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P4: Energy Transfer Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Statistics and Probability (SP)
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