Bridge Builders | Knowitall.org

Lesson Overview

Students will build bridges based on their knowledge of shapes.The goal is to discover which shapes are the strongest and why certain structures are built the way they are. They will be able to connect this knowledge to their everyday lives.

Duration

Multiple days

Lesson Type

Project Based Lesson

Essential Question

How can we use prior knowledge to create the strongest bridge?

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5, 6

Math

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Standards

1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
- 1.a Relate a problem to prior knowledge.
4 Connect mathematical ideas and real-world situations through modeling.
5 Use a variety of mathematical tools effectively and strategically.
- 5.a Select and use appropriate tools when solving a mathematical problem.
5.G Geometry
- 5.G.4 Classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on their attributes.
6.GM Geometry and Measurement
- 6.GM.3 Apply the concepts of polygons and the coordinate plane to real-world and mathematical situations.

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