Plant Package

The Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) is written at a 4th grade level. The Plant Package provides students with an engineering problem in which they are asked to rank different plant packaging designs using recycled materials.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.
Resource ID#: 48411 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 4
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Interactive Whiteboard
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: packaging , engineer, contain, protect, preserve, communicate, display, MEA, plant, life cycle
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Assessment,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Demonstration, Predict-Explain-Observe-Explain, Guided Inquiry (Level 3), Writing to Learn, Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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