Strong Structure Challenge
by Martha Fabara-Morgan
Students will be designing and building a strong house able to withstand hurricanes and tropical storms. In the lesson, students will compare their work with the actions of a character from If I Built a House.
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LmOJ659sdVPjHabqGp53m-FEcshLu2NV/edit?u…Subject Area
Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering Mathematics Geometry (G) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature) Writing
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