EDUTL 5226 Lesson Plan Group #:7 Group Members: Katie Boley, Olivia Craig, Bethany

Davis, Hannah Hartley, Ryann Hawkins

Grade
Lesson Title: Three Little Pigs STEM Challenge Level:
1,2, or 3
Lesson
Content Areas: math, science, technology (including engineering) Duration:
60 min.
Project Summary: Using the design process, students will work in collaborative groups to design and
build a house that will withstand the force of air that mimics the Big Bad Wolf’s huffing and puffing.
Straws, yarn, masking tape, Scotch tape, paper clips, paper Dixie cups,
Materials: popsicle sticks, paper, construction paper, cupcake cups
Scissors, rulers
Resources
Three Little Pigs STEM Challenge handout
Handout or Graphic Sketching paper
Organizer Pencils
Media & Technology iPads, ChromeBooks, cell phones (for photos and reflections)
Resources: Flipgrid
Content Standards & Learning Objectives
Math:
Science:
NGSS Standards:
K-2-ETS1-2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate
how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve
a given problem.
Content Standard(s):
K-2-ETS1-1 Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about
a situation people want to change to define a simple problem
that can be solved through the development of a new or
improved object or tool.

3-5-ETS1-1 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that

includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or
cost.
Following building and Assessment(s)
testing their structures, Include LO being addressed
students will be able to  Observational assessments
show their ability to  Flipgrid: video diary during at
Learning ask questions, make least 2 important developmental
Objective(s): observations, and parts of the project (stopping
gather information in points are student-determined)
order to analyze their  Round 2 of the project,
decisions and make two observation after students
solid changes to their
 structures that will satisfy learning objective and
improve their ability to test it
withstand the big, bad  Class and group reflection on
wolf. the activity using mentimeter

Technology Standards & Topic

Technology Addresses the nature of technology to develop and improve products and
Standards Strand: systems over time to meet human/societal needs and wants through design
Design and processes.
Technology
Technology Topic 2: Plan and implement a design process: identify a problem, think about ways to
Identify a problem and solve the problem, develop possible solutions, test and evaluate solution(s),
use an engineering present a possible solution, and redesign to improve the solution.
design process to solve
the problem.
Lesson Procedures
Lesson Introduction: **Steps will be given on a personal sheet as well as a large chart in the class so
that students have visual reinforcements “Today we’re architects building houses for the three little
pigs. Your houses have to be able to stand up to the big bad wolf not once, but two times! You will
have 5 minutes to sketch your design, and 15 minutes to implement it. Then we will test it as a class.
You will make note of two ways you may improve it, you will have 10 minutes to rebuild and
reconstruct and then we will test again. Throughout this project, you and your teammates should
document two instances that stick out to you and propel your work. These are two developmental
instances that are a point of growth as a team or within your design. This will be recorded and
documented on Flipgrid. Lastly, we will finish the project with a class wide discussion on mentimeter.”
Duration
Teacher Activities Student Activities
(min.)
5 Introduce lesson Listen to lesson introduction
5 Sketch and brainstorm construction Sketch and gather materials, record pivotal
realizations
15 Build design Implement design
5 Testing Observe, analyze, and record
10 Reconstruction Implement changes
5 Re-testing Observe, analyze, and record
5 Submit thoughts and observed points of 
growth to flipgrid
10 Mentimeter reflection Record observations, compliments, failures,
successes on mentimeter and discuss as a
class

Lesson Closure (exit ticket):

Class and group reflection on the activity using mentimeter

Assessments
Student Artifacts: House sketches, house
Authentic Planning process, constraints, design structure, testing of house, group work
Assessment:
Formative Flipgrid reflection video
Assessment:
 Project Rubric
Points 0 points 2 points 4 points
House
Students didn't use the engineering Students used most of the engineering Students used the engineering design
Planning
design process. design process to design their house. process to design the their house.
Process
House was not built to the constraints House was built to most of the constraints House was built to all of the
Constraints
set. set. constraints set.
The house structure wasn’t stable The house structure was stable enough to The house structure was stable enough
Design of
enough to stand on its own prior to stand on its own, but all sides weren’t to stand on its own prior to testing,
Structure
testing. stable. and all sides were stable.
The house structure was stable enough to The house structure was stable enough
Testing of The house structure wasn’t stable
withstand the force of air, but not for the to withstand the force of air for the
House enough to withstand the force of air.
duration of the testing (5 seconds). duration of testing (5 seconds).
Group did not work well together.
Group worked well together most of the Group worked well together
Members did their own thing and did
Group Work time. Most group members contributed to throughout the project. Each member
not cooperate in the design and
and Class the design and construction of the house. contributed to the design and
construction of the house. Class time
Time Use Class time was mostly well spent working construction of the house. Class time
was not well spent working on the
on the project. was well spent working on the project.
project.

Group
House
Project Design of Testing of Work and
Planning Constraints Total Points Comments
Points Structure House Class Time
Process
Use
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6