Sustainability Crew: Toys from Trash/Trashion Show
by Cassie Strahota
Students will create an engineering notebook that documents their progress through the engineering design process as it applies to their choice of project, either creating a toy from “trash” or a fashion look from recyclable materials.
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zk_suZCOzKgsjcxv-Es3EXoPtIZnbxPf/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Earth and Space Science E1: Earth Systems Life Science L2: Organisms & Energy Technology 3. Knowledge Constructor 4. Innovative Designer 6. Creative Communicator 7. Global Collaborator Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S5: Apply Technology to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Writing Speaking & Listening
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