Posted by Team2nd | Posted in Student Work, Thoughts by a Teacher | Posted on May 30, 2014
May 21 was the culmination of our 3 Little Pigs, STEAM and Project Based Lesson. Earlier in the year, we read various versions of the 3 Little Pigs. As one of the rotations during math, students worked in pairs to construct a house from a list of given materials. The materials had costs assigned to them. The students were given the task of constructing a house that could withstand the wind of a hair dryer, an air compressor, and a leaf blower while spending the least amount of money. Students worked for 2 days to construct their house. It was then given the hair dryer test.
After the hair dryer test, they could contact an engineer to ask him questions in order to improve their construction with their purchased materials. Can you spot the ones that needed redesigned?
After the redesign and reconstruction the houses were given the leaf blower test.
To start the time, Skyler gives a brief rendition of a few lines from the 3 Little Pigs.
And the winner is!
Hands down this house was the sturdiest and most economical!
A special thanks to Carol McLaughlin, @missmac100 of my PLN, for sharing this great unit!