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Hi Sarah,
Check out this STEM lesson using that very Engineering Design SEP at: https://ngss.nsta.org/Resource.aspx?ResourceID=1038
It is a lesson on Oil Spills.The driving question students will be making sense of is: What can engineers design to prevent oil spills from polluting beaches and harming wildlife? Using the engineering design process, students model small size oil spills in plastic bins, and then design, and re-design oil booms to prevent the spread of oil to beaches and sea life. Here the students grapple with the problem, and come up with solutions. Before they can do this, they have to research the issue before they can propose solutions. This sounds like what you want to do but with a climate change.
What are others' thoughts or ideas?
Let us know what you decide to do, Sarah!
Best,
Prof. Mohr
Dominican University, River Forest, IL
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