Greenhouse Design: An Engineering Unit

by: Tamara J. Moore, S. Selcen Guzey, and Angel Brown

Incorporate engineering design into a lesson about grassland ecosystems.

Topics

Cycles Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Engineering, Technology, and the Application of Science Disciplinary Core Ideas in Life Science Ecosystems ENCdl Energy transfer ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting an Engineering Problem ETS1: Engineering Design Life Science LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics Modeling Population dynamics Populations Predicting Science and Engineering Practices Science and Technology Science as Inquiry Science Focus Science process skills Scientific habits of mind SEP1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems SEP4: Analyzing and Interpreting Data SEP5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS Using mathematics Using technology

Details

Type Journal ArticlePub Date 3/1/2014Stock # ss14_037_07_51Volume 037Issue 07

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Jenny (0)
Jenny (0)

Everything you need

This engineering unit is a great place to start if you're finding that you're stuck in getting started with incorporating engineering into your instruction. Students are given the engineerin... See More

Susan German (Hallsville, MO)
Susan German (Hallsville, MO)

More than just an engineering standard

I think this would meet the needs of the energy standard that has the engineering component that states to build a device that maximizes or minimizes heat transfer. I think this would meet ... See More

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