Wrap up an engineering instructional activity with a worthwhile project. An engineering design task challenges groups to develop a package for a pharmaceutical company given constraints on the volume. Learners then create a presentation to highlight their creations.

Concepts

engineering design, constraints, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Bring in different types of packages for learners to use in brainstorming ideas
• Team up with a math teacher for the lesson
  

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils should be familiar with the two-dimensional nets of prisms
• Note also that the resource refers to nets as blanks
  

Pros

• Provides detailed instructions for the lesson, including suggestions for pacing
  
• Includes a handout for scholars that describes the problem
  

Cons

• Video is in German, so instructors may need to find one in English
  

Common Core

6.G.A.4