Unit Plan
Practical Action

Practical Action: Squashed Tomato Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Challenge students to take on a real-life problem affecting people in Nepal. Many farmers living on the mountainside there grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes. To earn a living, they need to sell these at the local market. The...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Young Inventors

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this stills collage adapted from the National Science Teachers Association/Craftsman Young Inventors Awards, see several inventions by students in grades 4-7 and read about some of the challenges they faced during the design process.
Activity
Other

4 Ways to Help Students Identify Needs and Opportunities and to Design Solutions

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
One of the key aspects of the design thinking process is to be able to identify needs and opportunities for design endeavors. Students need to investigate, explore and critique needs, opportunities, and information in order to define the...
Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Georgia Tech's Invention Studio: Live Exploration

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a special trip to Georgia Tech's Flowers Invention Studio with GPB Education! This interactive virtual exploration offers students an inside look at the world's largest student-run makerspace as they learn about the engineering...