Lesson Plan
Dog Dish Design
In this lesson, students will use computational thinking and design engineering to create and compare prototypes of a feeding dish for a pet dog.
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Learning Objectives
Students will design, create and test a prototype.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Playfully introduce students to the toy dog. Invite students to name their new "pet" dog.
- Ask students, "What do we need to take care of our new pet?" Some will likely respond that a dog needs food to eat.
- Tell students, "We need a dish to feed our dog. Your job today is to design a dog dish to hold the food for our pet dog."
- Explain that the design process will include three steps:
- design
- create
- test
- Optional: Use a picture book, such as The Most Magnificant Thing to provide an example of a design process.