Irrigation Situation
Grades 3-5 Lesson: 90 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes Engineering Social Science Sustainability
Irrigation Situation
Use the design process to create a hillside garden irrigation system that maximizes water efficiency.
Resources
Lab Connection: Down the Drain
Objectives:
- Engineer a hillside irrigation system that efficiently directs water to the plants.
- Determine criteria and constraints based on a “client” request.
- Evaluate the success of their design based on the criteria and constraints.
- Demonstrate why they chose to make specific iterations using sketches and written explanations.
Climate Standards Connections
The Tech Academies
This activity was developed in partnership with educators from The Tech Academies Fellowship program. Tech Academy Fellows learn to be leaders of STEM education while designing and testing resources to be shared with other educators.
Standards alignment
- Engineering Design
- Science and Engineering Practices
- Cross Cutting Concepts
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
