SNOW DAY SCAVENGER HUNT

When there is snow on the ground make a copy of this list and see if you can find everything on it! Take your science journal or a sketch pad with you and draw some of the interesting things you see, like animal footprints, feathers, and birds. Also, if you do find a pinecone save it for this month's Bird Feeder Challenge!

About This Site!

• Each challenge gets a little more difficult. Don't let that stop you from trying as many as you like. Can you do them all?

• Don't have all the materials listed? That's ok. I listed more than you'll need and you can ask a grown up to find replacement materials.

• Each challenge has some bonus challenges. Try them out for added fun!

• Try different Iterations (reworking your design) until you are happy with it.

• Do not be afraid to fail. Failing is how we learn what works and what doesn't. Scientists and engineers fail all the time...Its part of their job.

TERMS:

• Engineer: A person who uses scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings

• Engineering Design Process: The engineering design process is a series of steps that engineers follow to come up with a solution to a problem. Many times the solution involves designing a product (like a machine or computer code) that meets certain criteria and/or accomplishes a certain task.

• Iteration: The repetition of a process in order to generate an outcome. ... Each repetition of the process is a single iteration, and the outcome of each iteration is then the starting point of the next iteration.

• Materials: What you need to build your design challenge

• Constraints: Limitation or Restriction on what your are able to do in the challenge. Apart from materials, your constraints in these challenges may be time.

• Fail: A learning experience and a chance to try a new Iteration!