Engineering Design and Innovation · Engineering & Design

Developing and Testing Prototypes

Creating multiple solutions and testing them to see which best meets the criteria.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is failing during a test actually a success for an engineer?
  2. 2How can we compare two different designs fairly?
  3. 3What can we learn from a model that we cannot learn from a drawing?

Common Core State Standards

3-5-ETS1-2
Grade: 5th Grade
Subject: Science
Unit: Engineering Design and Innovation
Period: Engineering & Design

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