It's for the Birds
Timeline
- Lesson 4A: 3 hours
- Lesson 4B: 2.5 hours
- Unit 4 Review
- Summative Assessment: 10 minutes
- Putting It All Together: 45 minutes
Essential Statements
- I can compare and contrast what materials are best suited to stick birdseed to a pinecone because of their properties (Lesson 4A)
- I can assess the strengths and weaknesses of a design. (Lesson 4B)
- I can construct something new by taking something apart. (Lesson 4B)
Essential Questions
- How does materials in a pinecone feeder affect the amount of birdseed that sticks to it?
- How do birds use the same pieces to build their nests in different ways?
Unit
4
Vocabulary
- Material — the parts of which an object is made (Lesson 4A)
- Object — anything that is solid and can be seen and touched (Lesson 4B)
- Pieces — items to build an object (Lesson 4B)
- Property — a trait that can be measured (Lesson 4A)
- Reassemble — break down an object and use the same pieces to build another object (Lesson 4B)
- Strength — something that works better or best for our goal (Lesson 4B)
- Texture — a property that is used to describe how something feels, like sticky, smooth, rough, or soft (Lesson 4A)
- Weakness — something that does not work as well for the goal (Lesson 4B)