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Earth Day STEM Activities - Turtle Nest Protection

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Curiosity and the Hungry Mind
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  1. Celebrate Earth Day by completing these STEM challenges. Can your students design an alternative to plastic bags? Can your students engineer a device that can protect turtle nests?Combining Science, Engineering and real world Problem SolvingGrades 3 through to 6!Linked to NGSS and the Australian Cu
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A STEM engineering activity for EARTH DAY. Can you create a turtle nest protection device? This STEM challenge provides students with information about how turtles are in danger of becoming extinct if humans do not to something to protect them.

Combining Science, Engineering and real world Problem Solving

Grades 3 through to 6!

Linked to NGSS and the Australian Curriculum

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- Challenge Cards

- Information Sheet about turtles

- Suggested supplies list

- Design Brief Student Template

- Design Modifications Student Template

- Test and Evaluate Student Template

- Next Generation Science Standards Links

- Australian Curriculum Links

- Teacher Notes

- STEM Question Starters for students reflection and discussion

Each task card includes a fact about turtles

Printing: Challenge Task cards are A5 size. They can be printed 2 per page (if you select this option when printing) or they can be printed as full page by selecting 'fit to page' on your printer options

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-2
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

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