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Storm Shield: What Living Things Need

Grades K Five 45-minute sessions Engineering Life Science

Storm Shield: What Living Things Need

Design and build a shelter to keep animals safe in severe weather.

Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Objectives:

  • Design and create a device to keep animals safe during a storm.
  • Describe what animals (and other living things) need to stay alive.

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Standards alignment

  • Engineering Design
  • Science and Engineering Practices
  • Cross Cutting Concepts
  • Disciplinary Core Ideas