Blocks & Marbles
Grades 1-4
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Students work in design teams to develop a solution to an engineering
problem. Teams will construct a “ride” for a marble that must meet specified
design criteria. Students will be introduced to the law of gravity.
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BNL Science Link: Coming Soon
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Vocabulary
gravity, engineer
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Lesson Objectives
1) Develop a solution to a
problem and discover that one problem has many solutions.
2) Discover what a
structural engineer does.
3) Complete a task in a
specified period of time
while meeting specified criteria.
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National Science
Education Standards
Content Standard A- Science as Inquiry
New York State
Learning Standards
Math, Science & Technology Standard 1,
4, 5, 7
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Last Modified: August 14, 2009
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Sarah Maine
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