Fifth graders discuss the functions, benefits and drawbacks of packaging.  In this product package instructional activity students design alternative packaging and write an essay to deal with the issues of packaging. 

Young scholars design a protective cover for outdoor plants. In this agricultural lesson, students use chicken wire, plastic sheeting, and empty bottles to construct a cover for lettuce leaves. Young scholars take digital photos of their...

Students explore different aspects of packaging design use these guidelines in their own design prototype project.

Students examine the three theories of products liability and how tort law effects consumers. They investigate a case study and either represent the plaintiff or the defendant. After presenting their arguments, classmates vote as judges.

Students make an environmentally sound package. For this packaging lesson students examine various types of modern packaging. The problem of waste is discussed leading into a discussion of waste reduction. The students choose an item...

Students examine how government programs and sustainable practices can affect farm profitability.  For this agriculture lesson students complete several activities that include the prices of food and designing their own ecolabel. 

Students interpret and create different types of graphs. They analyze data from charts, develop a survey and design appropriate graphic illustrations and make a presentation.

Fifth graders design a web page. They include features he or she would typically like to see when visiting web pages. They title the topic of the web page "Features That Make a Great Web Site." They explain that there are incentives...

Students explore products made by an electrical engineer. In this engineering lesson plan, students complete two worksheets identifying products made by an electrical engineer.

Practice, practice, practice! There are 35 problems to solve on this handout, all of them involving the multiplication of mixed numbers. Although the publisher has tagged it as designed for several Common Core standards, there are no...

Students use simple materials to design, build and test a model of a free standing structure used to support overhead road signs.

Young scholars examine the design and construction of athletic footwear. They analyze the magnitude and directions of forces on the foot and leg in different sports, interview people, and design a running shoe for a triathlete.

In this product packaging conundrum instructional activity, students research product packaging to select materials and design for packaging a model of the school mascot.  This page has numerous links to helpful web resources.

Learners build a boat and make predictions. In this geometry lesson, students design a cargo boat. They must show that the boat they designed can carry the cargo.

Students design, then construct an architectural structural model of a two-person dwelling. Then, Students, in groups, plan a city layout.

Students create and develop a travel mug. They create visuals and a three dimensional infomercial. They apply an engineering design and demonstrate knowledge of thermodynamics involved in heat transfer. They illustrate Newton's Law of...

Students demonstrate critical thinking skill when creating and producing a salable product. They exhibit appropriate presentation and listening skills. They communicate effectively through written language.

Students demonstrate critical thinking skills when creating and producing a salable product. They exhibit appropriate presentation and listening skills. They communicate effectively through written language.

Students explore the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). In this FCCLA activity, students research and design food-related businesses. Students create business plans and present them to their classmates.

Students use FoilSim to design an airplane wing that generates a given lift. As they change parameters such as airspeed, altitude, angle of attack, thickness and curvature of the airfoil, and size of the wing area, the software...

Students design a brochure using a publishing program.  In this design lesson, students follow step-by-step directions to create a brochure advertising a product of their choice. 

Students create business logos using drawing and painting software. They do this to promote a real or fictitious product.

Students create a food package for a specific food.  In this marketing lesson students divide into groups and research, design, produce, market and analyze packaging. 

In this multiplication worksheet, 3rd graders practice writing their multiplication facts from zero through twelve. One page is designated for each multiple. Ten problems are on each page. An answer sheet is provided for each page.