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Description
Grades 4–6. Take engineering design to the next level with this up-close look at natural disasters. Working to better understand the elements at play in the world around them, learners collaborate on structural challenges as they model earthquake stability, hurricane winds, system integrity, and so much more on their quest to understand how buildings are designed to resist outside forces. Comes complete with curriculum and materials for 30 students.
Product Details
Building to Resist Natural Forces
Grades 4–6. Take engineering design to the next level with this up-close look at natural disasters with Build a Better World. Working to better understand the elements at play in the world around them, learners collaborate on structural challenges as they model earthquake stability, hurricane winds, system integrity, and so much more on their quest to understand how buildings are designed to resist outside forces. Culminating in a final world-building exercise, this kit is a STEAM lava flow at its finest.
Product Features
- Complete program includes materials and curriculum
- Designed for up to 30 students
- Includes 12 one-hour activities
- Refill kit available (item #315609R)
Curriculum Topics:
1. The Engineering Design Process
2. Strong Shapes
3. Natural Disasters
4. Earthquakes
5. Landslides
6. Tsunamis
7. Flooding
8. Glitter-Nado!
9. Ashfall Emergency
10. Winter Disasters
11. Typhoon Towers
12. Building a Better World
Each Activity Includes:
- Schedule
- Opening and closing discussion
- Topic background information and vocabulary
- Optional extension activities
- Materials list
Recommended Settings:
- Summer camps
- Classrooms
- Out-of-school time programs
Tech Requirements:
- None
Professional Development:
- Includes a free 1/2-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $500+
- Includes a free 1-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $1,000+
- Additional training available for purchase by special request
21st-Century Skills:
Helps students develop a set of widely applicable abilities essential for success in the information age.
- Communication and collaboration
- Creativity and innovation
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Initiative and self-direction
- Productivity and accountability
- Social and cross-cultural skills
Standards Alignments:
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1: Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2: Determine the main idea of a text, and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
Next Generation Science Standards*
- 3-5-ETS1-1: Engineering Design
- 3-5-ETS1-2: Engineering Design
- 3-5-ETS1-3: Engineering Design
- 4-ESS3-2: Natural Hazards
- MS-ESS2-5: Weather and Climate