Engineering Design Process Challenge Paper Airplane Activity EXTENDED Project
By Super Star Science
Are you looking fore an easy to prep, creative engineering design challenge? SPIN into STEM with this hands on, problem solving, Extended Engineering Process Challenge Project - The Paper Helicopter Activity!
Improve student engagement and get your middle school students involved in the engineering design process by conducting this student centered, any time engineering challenge.
What's Included?
★ Clear and easy to follow editable Engineering Challenge slide show.
★ Two Challenges in One! EZ Helicopter and Extended Helicopter (2-3 days of in class engineering and an extended project)
★ Helicopter Template for easy copy and teach.
★ Student Engineering Planning Sheet
★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions
How To Use This Resource
★ This engineering activity can be used with multiple age groups and requires 2-4 class periods to complete.
★ Use this activity as an introduction to engineering or as a fun and educational break and challenge between traditional science units. It also fits well with a unit of the physics of flight.
★ This engineering challenge requires easy-to-access edible materials (paper templates, larger paper, ribbons, markers, decorations, scissors!).
Topics Covered:
★ Problem Solving in Cooperative Groups
★ Engineering Process and Physics of Flight
Nitty Gritty:
With this editable and printable product, students engage in the process of engineering and learn how to create quality engineering solutions. Buildable and testable engineering design solutions are the basis for any good engineering project or engineering fair. This activity allows for practice of important engineering process skills and higher order thinking.
This assignment is aligned with the Middle Years Program, Next Generation and other International Science Standards for Engineering.
What other teachers have said about Super Star Science products:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging engineering challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Sharon R. My students loved doing this hands on activity and seeing how school subjects work together, like math and science.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Britany O. This challenge is easy to use and very straightforward. Kids were excited to show what they created to, not only me, but the other students as well. I highly recommend!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Laurel D. What a great resource. I was able to modify it to fit my curriculum easily. I look forward to more resources from this author. Thanks!
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