STEM Unit: 3-D Buildings
Common Core Math Connection: Shapes
Common Core Math Connection: Shapes
Global Connection: Modeling buildings from around the world (optional)
Ask: How can I make a 3-D building with marshmallows and uncooked spaghetti?
Imagine: We can build 3-D buildings by putting uncooked spaghetti in the marshmallows and connecting them together into 3-D shapes. Students experiment with materials, testing to see how they can make 3-D shapes into building shapes. We can model our buildings after real buildings from around the world or imagined buildings.
Plan: Students plan their buildings in their STEM notebook portfolios.
Create: Students follow their plan in their STEM notebook portfolios and connect spaghetti and marshmallows into 3-D shapes to make 3-D buildings.
Improve: Students analyze their buildings, plans, and images of real buildings from around the world to see how closely their buildings resembled their plans for their buildings, real or imagined. Student improve the areas needing improvement to make the buildings more closely resemble the
Ask: How can I make a 3-D building with marshmallows and uncooked spaghetti?
Imagine: We can build 3-D buildings by putting uncooked spaghetti in the marshmallows and connecting them together into 3-D shapes. Students experiment with materials, testing to see how they can make 3-D shapes into building shapes. We can model our buildings after real buildings from around the world or imagined buildings.
Plan: Students plan their buildings in their STEM notebook portfolios.
Create: Students follow their plan in their STEM notebook portfolios and connect spaghetti and marshmallows into 3-D shapes to make 3-D buildings.
Improve: Students analyze their buildings, plans, and images of real buildings from around the world to see how closely their buildings resembled their plans for their buildings, real or imagined. Student improve the areas needing improvement to make the buildings more closely resemble the