Plants In Space STEM Challenge (Elementary)
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Grade Levels
K - 5th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSK.MD.A.1
CCSSK.MD.A.2
CCSS1.MD.A.2
CCSS1.MD.C.4
CCSS2.MD.A.1
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
26 pages
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Description
Plants in Space Engineering Design STEM Activity: Students will learn about what plants need to survive and then build a mini greenhouse. Students are then tasked to use the engineering design process to design and build a device to support their greenhouse.
Students will:
- Learn about an engineering problem they need to solve.
- Connect the problem to STEM careers and a real-world event.
- Gather materials and brainstorm ideas.
- Draw a design idea.
- Build and test their device. Students will keep making changes and improving their design.
- Share their final design.
Included in this product:
- Detailed teachers guide with links to resources
- Editable Teacher Slides
- Student Handouts: Printed and Digital
- Instructional Video led by an engineer!
- Grading rubric for the engineering design process
- STEM Career Connection: Botanist
- Real-world connection: NASA plans to build a colony on the Moon and Mars, which will require finding a way to grow plants in space.
- Science background: plant anatomy and photosynthesis
- Student handouts to guide them through the engineering design process
- Math extension problems
Required Materials for Challenge: scissors, tape, sandwich bag, cotton balls, seeds or beans, craft sticks, cardstock, paper cups, and index cards
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Total Pages
26 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
90 minutes
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSK.MD.A.1
Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
CCSSK.MD.A.2
Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/“less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.
CCSS1.MD.A.2
Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps.
CCSS1.MD.C.4
Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
CCSS2.MD.A.1
Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
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