Lesson 20 Video: MEA Animal Habitats
In this video, SaM-1 introduces a Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) challenge for the students. This video provides habitat information to help the students use the knowledge they gained throughout the unit. Students are asked to design a habitat for an elephant or gorilla that will be housed at the CPALMS Rehabilitation and Conservation Center. Students will need to describe the physical properties (color, shape, texture, hardness) of the features they selected for the habitat while explaining the rationale behind their design choices.
In the optional twist, students will need to modify their design to accommodate a senior elephant or gorilla. The optional twist also has a SaM-1 video to introduce the twist challenge.
Contributed by: CPALMS Team
Name of Author/Source: Carrie Meyers, Melissa Dyehouse, James Reynolds, Jay Colle
District/Organization of Contributor(s): Florida State University, Florida State University
Access Privileges: Public
License: CPALMS License - no distribution - non commercial
* Please note that examples of resources are not intended as complete curriculum.General Information
Resource ID#: 185979
Subject(s): Mathematics, Science
Grade Level(s): 3
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StudentsKeywords: MEA, properties, conservation center, problem solving, SaM-1, sam, Cincinnati zoo, engineering design, engineering design process, diorama, note taking, main idea, length, measure, line plot, Dublin Zoo, gorillas, elephants, habitats, animals, enrichment, model eliciting activity, robots
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CPALMS Physical Science with SaM-1 Videos