Feeling the Pressure — An Engineering Design Challenge

This Engineering Design Challenge is intended to help students apply the concepts of air pressure as they improve upon a common home-made barometer design to create one that is more accurate. It is not intended as an all-encompassing lesson for this concept.
Resource ID#: 32082 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 5 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: air pressure, weather, barometric pressure, engineering, defining problems, EDC, Engineering Design Challenge
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task
Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2)
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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