Toad’s CarHands-on Engineering DesignPhysical Science - Grades 3-5Full Lesson– Reading Activity– Explore available Materials– Design and Test Cars
Toad’s Car: Group PacketLesson Plan
Word Alert
Booklet with Graphics
Reading & Think Aloud Resource
Exploration Activity
Design Activity
Car Design Results
Our focus today
Toad’s Car: Today's Activity
Review the Toad’s Car Activity Handout
Discuss and Complete the Problem and Criteria and Constraints Sections
Sketch Two Initial Designs
Build Prototypes
Test Prototypes
Clean up
Toad’s Car ReflectionHow will your students identify the science involved?
What factors made your car swerve the most? How did you fix them?Which designs were the most effective? Why?What design elements made your car travel the furthest?What was the most difficult part of this activity? What could be done to improve it?
Small Group DiscussionCharacteristics and benefits of Engineering Design.How does the Engineering Design Process differ from Science Inquiry?What other activities can you modify to use Engineering Design?Problems you anticipate and how to resolve them?Biggest roadblock to using the Engineering Design Process?
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