STEM Challenge - Hatchet Help Signal with LEGO SPIKE
by Lisa Boyer
In this integrated STEM and literacy lesson, 4th grade students will explore survival challenges faced by the main character in Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. After analyzing the story and discussing Brian’s situation, students will use the LEGO SPIKE Essential kit to design, build, and code a device that could signal for help in the wilderness. Through hands-on engineering, coding, and teamwork, students will apply the design process to solve a real-world problem inspired by literature, while developing 21st-century problem-solving and collaboration skills.
Lesson Grade Level
4th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Fn6xgFoXXqhJpoaJqXi42uM5Q8limQ9W/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P4: Energy Transfer Technology 2. Digital Citizen 4. Innovative Designer 5. Computational Thinker 6. Creative Communicator Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process Mathematics Operations and Algebraic Thinking (OA) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) Speaking & Listening
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