Physical Science Unit: Water Beach Vacation Lesson 10 Engineering Design Problem: Beat the Heat Part 1: Design a Cooler

In this engineering design problem, students will have the opportunity to apply what they learned about the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling by designing their own cooler. Students will be asked to use the engineering design process to design a cooler that will reduce the melting of frozen water in hot temperatures at the beach. Students will need to design and build their cooler, test their materials, and justify their design decisions. This lesson is the first of several lessons based on engineering design; in subsequent lessons, students will build and test their designs with ice.

This is a lesson in the Grade 3 Physical Science Unit on Water. This is a themed unit of SaM-1's adventures while on a Beach Vacation.  To see all the lessons in the unit please visit https://www.cpalms.org/page818.aspx.

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Resource ID#: 191829 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 3
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: SaM-1, Engineering design process, engineering design, build, model, prototype, STEM, water, cooler, design, robot, ice, melt, freeze, boil, condensation, evaporation, solid, liquid, gas, states of matter, beach, beach vacation, celsius, temperature, mass, volume
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Unit/Lesson Sequence
Instructional Design Framework(s): Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: CPALMS Physical Science with SaM-1 Lessons

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