Math Standards:
Math practices:
Science and Engineering Practices:
Assessments:
Students will build a bat house that must follow the following criteria:
- 2.G.A.1 Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces.1 Identify triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
- 2.MD.10 Draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with single-unit scale) to represent a data set with up to four categories. Solve simple put-together, take-apart, and compare problems using information presented in a bar graph.
- 2.MD.1 Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.
Math practices:
- Using mathematics and computational thinking; Use math tools strategically and accurately; Attend to precision
- Math practices: Analyzing and interpreting
Science and Engineering Practices:
- Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
- Developing and using models
- Planning and carrying out investigations
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Using mathematics and computational thinking
- Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) - gets at the distinction between a scientist and an engineer
- Engaging an argument from evidence
- Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information
Assessments:
Students will build a bat house that must follow the following criteria:
- five faces
- 3 have to be rectangles
- 2 have to be trapezoids
- No edge exceed 1 foot