Lesson Overview

The discoverED 2025 design challenge builds upon our introductory lesson, Make Way for Animals. Students will learn about the Green Salamander and how it is at risk of becoming an endangered species. Students will then be given the task of working together to come up with a solution to help save the salamanders.

Students will also engage in at least one of the PA Career Ready Employability Skills – planning, teamwork, and/or problem-solving – as they work through the design challenge. After discoverED, students will submit a digital artifact survey selecting the employability skill(s) they used, reporting whether they liked the challenge, and describing how those skills align to a future career by selecting appropriate icons.