The Perils of a Plant: Watering Can - An Engineering Design Challenge

This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students apply the concepts of life cycles, the understanding that all living things have basic needs, a knowledge of habitats and practice working with money as they build and experiment with containers to meet the water needs of bean plants in all stages of their life cycle. It is not intended as an initial introduction to these concepts.
Resource ID#: 37027 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 2
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, Basic Calculators
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: Bean plants, life cycles, watering can, basic needs, engineering design process, EDC
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task
Instructional Design Framework(s): Guided Inquiry (Level 3)
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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