Precious Cargo: A Safer Landing
In this unit, students will study the effects of atmospheric pressure and air resistance on objects to engineer a landing apparatus to land cargo in space. They will then write a Claim based on Evidence and Reasoning (CER) to showcase their best prototype. This unit ideally requires four to five days for full implementation, but includes accommodations for a two day simulation.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VgbQbcO48PhaZ15y8DTg8EZml4qZLU46/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P3: Net Force Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering Mathematics The Number System (NS) Statistics and Probability (SP) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text) WritingRelated Content
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