From Trash to Treasure - An Engineering Design Challenge

This lesson gives students hands-on experience with sorting mixtures based on their properties. The students will relate these science standards to a real-world problem of eliminating trash in land fills. They will have to purchase the tools they use to create their assembly line to sort the garbage within the budget provided.

Resource ID#: 151262 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, Science

Grade Level(s): 5

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, Overhead Projector, Speakers/Headphones, Microsoft Office

Instructional Time: 8 Hour(s)

Keywords: Separating Mixtures, Matter, Properties of Matter

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Problem-Solving Task, Assessment

Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2)

Resource Collection: Lake/Sumter MSP K-5

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