Engineering Design Process Project-Based Learning BUNDLE for Grades 3 4 and 5

Have some future engineers in your classroom? Looking for project-based learning lessons? Or just want to give all of your students a peek into the engineering design process? This bundle would be great for you!

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This bundle contains the following projects:

• Spaghetti Structures
• Water Filters
• Best Play Dough
• Suspension Bridges
• Bubbles and Wands
• Mini Basketball Games
• Wind Chimes
• Minigolf Course
• Arcade
• Snack Grabber

Each resource includes a comprehensive lesson plan with:

• A note to the teacher
• Objectives
• Materials
• Vocabulary
• Introduction
• Engineering Challenge
• Group Work
• Project Testing
• Class Discussion
• Conclusion

Each lesson follows a similar rhythm, so once you have done a couple lessons with your class, they will get the hang of how each lesson goes. This means less time spent on explaining the process and more time building their projects!

Although common materials are listed, feel free to substitute what is available to you. We want students to come away with the understanding that they can use different materials and configurations to reach their goals. Some common materials that may come in handy include cardboard boxes, masking/painter's tape, small balls, cups, and string.

These resources all include:

• A lesson plan
• Student instructions
• Student response sheet
• Extension activity ideas
• Resources for further exploration (such as links to videos and suggested books)

Your students will collaborate in small groups to make their own designs. They will iterate on the designs to build better versions by seeing what works and what doesn't work. Then, the class will come back together to share designs and discuss the process.

In addition, this bundle comes with bonus pages:

• Clean up reminder poster in color
• Clean up reminder poster in grayscale
• Student rating sheet

These engaging STEM activities will keep students active and engaged in learning! These lessons are designed to integrate science, vocabulary, and problem-solving skills in the process of learning the engineering design process. You will be amazed at what your students come up with.

These lessons work well for:

• Engineering or science units
• Afterschool clubs
• GATE (Gifted and Talented) programs
• Rainy day recess
• Makerspaces
• Project-based learning schools

These are the kinds of activities that many of us wish we could have experienced when we were in upper elementary school ourselves. Here's hoping they spark the imagination of some future engineers or inventors!