Curated OER
Redo the Playground
Students redesign a classic piece of playground equipment. For this architecture lesson students take existing designs and formulate additions or changes for improvements. Students translate their ideas into visual form and communicate...
Curated OER
Playground Design
Learners design recreational equipment for a community. In this architecture lesson, students work in pairs to design the equipment. Learners select materials and begin designing. Students assess themselves with a pre-made rubric.
Curated OER
Hot Problem Solving
Students follow the steps of the engineering design process to meet the challenge of getting their entire class from one location on the playground to the sidewalk without touching the ground between. The class develops a well...
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Better Planet Productions
Earth Care: Toys for the Future [Pdf]
For this activity designed for Grade 8, young scholars are given the hypothetical task of designing a new school playground area for the younger children. The space must highlight technological innovation and renewable or alternative...