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The Gingerbread Baby Engineering Discovery

In this one-time class, students will engage in using the engineering and design process to build a creation to help a gingerbread baby escape a town's people and animals.

Maria Ramirez, M.A. Elementary Education

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(281)

What's included

1 live meeting

45 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Students will be engaged in a multitude of learning facets including group discussion, individual think time and sharing, sketching, writing, and creation of ideas and visual content.

Students will partake in a discussion on problem and solution. We will focus on these guiding questions through individual think time and sharing aloud: 
How can a gingerbread baby escape people?
How can a gingerbread baby escape animals?
What could you create to help a gingerbread baby solve these problems? 

Next, we will learn about the engineering design process and plan out a project that will help a gingerbread  baby escape the town's people and animals. Students will have time to work on their creations during class. 

Every student will have the opportunity to share what they have started to work on at the end of class. They may decide to continue working on their project after class as well.

Learning Goals

Students will learn how to identify the problem and create a solution for a story.  Students will learn the five steps of the engineering design process: 
1. Ask: What is the problem or question?
2. Imagine: What are some solutions?
3. Plan: Draw a couple of different diagrams
4. Create: Choose a plan and create something 
5. Test: Did it solve your problem or question?
6. Improve: Make updates and changes 
7. Share: Share your work

Other Details

Parental Guidance

If your learner chooses, they may need/use scissors during the creating/building time.

Supply List

Class Materials:
Provided by teacher:  Activity sheets - needs to be printed for class
Provided by student: paper and pencil, materials for engineering project-For example: scissors, glue, tape, string, yarn, Popsicle sticks, pipe cleaners, paper, clay/play-dough, cardboard, Legos, etc. I suggest finding recyclable or reusable materials that you already have for this project.

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Maria Ramirez, M.A. Elementary Education

Joined January, 2020

5.0

281reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

I have been teaching and guiding students through the Engineering and Design process for many years. I am always intrigued to watch as students plan and create to solve problems.