Young Inventors - Classroom C
Week 1
Instructional Materials
Lesson Notes
Activity Materials
See below.
YI - C Grades: 5-6
Transportation
Teacher Names: Jesse LeClair(1), Christopher Corr, Dan Koch, Carrington Vaughn(2)
Lesson Name: Planetary Pasta Rover
Concepts: Design in Technology and Engineering Education
Technical Skills: Sketch, Design and Build
Problem Solving/Design: Stay in budget, use different pasta for best design for speed
STEM Activity Name: Pasta Car
Student Tasks/Activities: Sketch and build a pasta rover, have it roll down a ramp and time it.
Notes:
use conversion of 1cm/s = .022, budget is 50,000,000,000 (more details during the lesson)
Needed Materials
glue
scraps of cardboard for the glue residue
paper and pencils for sketching
1 meter ramp, wood, plastic or metal (if nothing is available they will use the banker box)
6-10 textbooks to elevate the ramp
measuring device, ruler or tape measure
smoother floor and open space
copies of the pasta budget
stopwatch or timer
data sheets to list time trials