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Engineering design-based activities make learning science fun. Young engineers design dams, lifeguard chairs, musical instruments, candy bags, and much more. They also use measurement skills to solve the mystery of the missing pin. Each lesson includes background information and a list of needed materials. The 32 resources in the Science Learning through Engineering Design (SLED) collection target grades 3-6 but can be adapted for other grades as well.
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habitats, plants, transportation, abiotic factors, absorption, acoustics, adaptations, angles, area, bacteria, batteries, biotic factors, boats, bodies of water, bones, canals, candy, capillary action, carbon dioxide, centimeters, chemical properties, chemical reactions, coastal erosion, composting, conduction, conductivity, conductors, conservation of mass, dams, data collection, decomposers, decomposition, density, design, electric circuits, electricity, energy, energy sources, energy transformation, engineering design, experimental design, flowering plants, flowers, force, force of gravity, friction, fungi, gardening, gears, gravity, human impact on the environment, hypotheses, inclined planes, instruments, insulation, insulators, joints, kinetic energy, length, levers, light energy, making predictions, motion, music beats, net force, parts of a plant, physical properties, potential energy, properties of matter, properties of water, pulleys, ratios, recycling, reflections, resistance, rocks, roots, sand, shadows, simple machines, skeletons, slope, sound devices, sound vibrations, sound waves, stems, sunlight, surface area, temperature, the earth's orbit, the four seasons, the moon, the skeletal system, the sun, thrust, torque, vibration, volume, water, water conservation, water filtration, water usage, weight, roller coasters, air resistance, axles, chemical energy, compound machines, compression, conducting investigations, constraints, electromagnetic energy, electromagnetic radiation, endothermic reactions, exothermic reactions, filters, filtration, frequency, fulcrum, grams, land habitats, light refraction, permeability, porosity, prototypes, recyclables, screws, solar panels, tension, traffic safety, ultraviolet radiation, water flow, watts, wavelength, wedges, wheels, measurement, light, alternating current/direct current, the earth's axis, the earth's rotation, engineering, the decibel scale
