After the Fall Book Activities | Engineering Design Process

After the Fall book activities to guide students through the Engineering Design Process to accompany the story by Dan Santat. Great for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd & 3rd grades.

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After reading the story, go through this After the Fall book activities and the Engineering Design Process with the following:

• STEM Challenge Card
• Engineering Design Task Checklist to keep track of work
• Learn More About Design & Video Links with Reflection
• Checklist for ways students can improve their design
• Planning Sheet for building design
• Draw or insert images of final design sheet
• End of activity reflection sheet

Visual teacher lesson plans are also included to help you with your planning and teaching this STEM & Stories lesson.

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BONUS!

• Engineering Design Process Poster
• Key vocabulary to help with measuring final design: centimeter, inches, height, length, measure, shorter, taller, unit

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The resources NOT included that you will need for this station are: book to read with class, plastic/wooden eggs, items to build with

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How you will receive this product:

Various digital file types to meet your sharing needs

• PDF (non-editable, various sizes)
• Google Slides link
• PowerPoint file
• Seesaw activity

All Seesaw files are pre-loaded into activities. Upon purchase, you'll get the share link to copy & edit and add to your Seesaw Activity library, then assign to students. I saved you A LOT of steps!

How to assign digital versions to students:

• Google Slides pair perfectly with Google Classroom. Once you click the button, it will automatically make a copy for each student
• PowerPoint works well with Microsoft OneDrive users. Share with students within Microsoft Teams
• Seesaw Activities can be assigned to students and automatically make a copy. You can also use the Google Slides version if you students log in with their Google account

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Common Core State Standards Addressed:

Kindergarten: RL.K.10, RL.K.3 SL.K.5, SL.K.2, SL.K.1a, K.W.6, K.W.8

First Grade: RL.1.10, RL.1.7, RL.1.3, SL.1.6, SL.1.5, SL.1.2, SL.1.1a, 1.W.6, 1.W.8, 1.MD.A.2

Second Grade: RL.2.10, RL.2.7, SL.2.5, SL.2.2, SL.2.1a, 1.W.6, 1.W.8, 2.MD.A.1, 2.MD.A.2

Third Grade: RL.3.10, SL3.2, W.3.6, W.3.10

Next Generation Science Standards Addressed:

Engineering Design Process

K-2: NGSS K-2-ETS1-1, NGSS K-2-ETS1-3, NGSS K-2-ETS1-2

3rd: NGSS 3-5-ETS1-1, NGSS 3-5-ETS1-3, NGSS 3-5-ETS1-2

Mathematical Practices Addressed:

MP1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

MP5: Use appropriate tools strategically

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Perfect for:

• Regular Kindergarten-3rd grade classrooms
• STEM/STEAM Labs & Makerspace
• Technology Labs
• Science Experiments
• Math Hands- On Learning
• Centers Rotation
• Substitute/Sub Plans
• Library & Media centers
• After-School Clubs
• Extension Groups
• Summer Clubs
• Specialized Classes

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Love integrating literacy with STEM? Check out my other STEM & Stories resources for your classroom!

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