Module 9: Assignment – Design Task

Module 9: Assignment – Design Task My class is first grade Elementary School

Research an Engineering Design Task that could be completed in your classroom. You may either use one you find online or in your curriculum, adapt one you find, or create one of your own.
Prepare a one-page summary of the task including:
The challenge or task as you would present it to students;
The end product students will create;
The criteria and constraints?
The materials necessary;
How you will assess student mastery. Please be detailed – “I will observe them” does not suffice here. What specifically are you looking for to indicate success?
Write a short rationale (3-5 sentences) for why you chose this particular task and why you believe that it is appropriate for the science students in your classroom.
Also be sure to:
Please link to the source where you found the design task;
Include any relevant visuals, documents, or other resources I would need to understand this task.
Possible Sources:
Engineering is Elementary – https://www.eie.org/
PBS Design Squad – https://pbskids.org/designsquad/
Teach Engineering – https://www.teachengineering.org
Engineering for Kids – https://www.engineeringforkids.com/

REQUIRED READINGS & ONLINE RESOURCES
Read: NGSS Appendix ! – Engineering Design in the Next Generation Science Standards. Retrieved from https://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/Appendix%20I%20-%20Engineering%20Design%20in%20NGSS%20-%20FINAL_V2.pdf
Read: Dankenbring, C., Capobianco, B. M. ., & Eichinger, D. (2014). How to Develop an Engineering Design Task. Science & Children, 52(2), 70–75. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287975177_Engineering_Encounters_How_to_Develop_an_Engineering_Design_Task
Watch: Engineering is Elementary. The Engineering Design Process in Action. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeVxOAceij0

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