Under Pressure 1: Build a Pressure Plate
by Jasmine Cano
Students explore how circuitry works with a hands-on lesson where they design and build their own working pressure plate. The use of a MakeyMakey is incorporated with helpful video resources and labeled screenshots.
Links to helpful resources are included!
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-fzr6w-DYO3P7T_zaA0gSsISnWvLf2lz/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P4: Energy Transfer Technology 4. Innovative Designer 5. Computational Thinker 7. Global Collaborator Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering S5: Apply Technology to Engineering
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