Kites for Education MEA

Kites for Education is a Modeling Eliciting Activity which presents students with an engineering challenge in which they must analyze data sets and develop a procedure for ranking different kite models. The product ranked as best by the students will hypothetically be sold to customers and the profit used to purchase school textbooks and supplies for school age children impacted by Haiti's devastating earthquake.
Resource ID#: 47534 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts, Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 3
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Internet Connection, Interactive Whiteboard, Basic Calculators, LCD Projector, Speakers/Headphones, Microphones, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 4 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: Kites, problem-solving, engineering activities, open-ended problem solving, ranking companies, natural disaster-earthquake, Haiti's Kite makers
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Text Resource,  Data Set,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Writing to Learn, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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