Greetings, Double-O-STEM Club Agents! You have been selected for an important mission. Dahlia needs your help with a problem at her community garden. Think about these questions as you watch the video. Write your answers in your notebook.
1. What grows in Dahlia’s Community Garden?
2. Why is Dahlia upset?
3. What does Dahlia learn from Reggie about the problem?
In this Reconsidering Food Packaging case, you will use library resources to:
Below is a link to your agent handbook where you can take notes as you brainstorm and research solutions to Dahlia's problem with your fellow Double-O STEM Club agents.
Double-O STEM Club Agent Handbook: Reconsidering Food Packaging
Learning Activities
Now that you have seen the video, work with other Double-O STEM Club agents to think about the problem and a solution.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering:
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry:
Use library resources to begin researching food packaging options for produce. Create a list of qualities to consider when choosing packaging materials. Share your notes with other Double-O STEM Club agents.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Now that you've done general research about food packaging, it is time to think about what improvements you would make to solve Dahlia’s food packaging problems and how to measure those improvements. If not already provided for you, create an evaluation checklist to use when testing a prototype. Discuss answers to the guiding questions in this section with your fellow Double-O STEM Club agents. Remember to take notes.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Time to start building! Use library materials to create a prototype (an example for testing). Don’t worry about it looking nice. Have someone in your group write down the design decisions you make along the way.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
How do we know that your designs work, agents? We need you to put your designs to the test. Use materials you can find, like water, dirt, rocks, or real fruits and vegetables (if available) for your tests. As a group, think about what questions you need to ask during your test. Use the evaluation checklist that you wrote earlier. Write down the outcomes.
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Great job, agents! I knew I could count on you to solve Dahlia’s food packaging problem. Now it is time to share your designs. As a group, share your prototype (make a new one if yours was damaged during testing).
Guiding Questions:
Learning Objectives
Next Generation Science Standards - Engineering
American Association of School Librarians Standards - Inquiry
Celebration
Excellent food packaging designs, agents! Watch the video below to wrap up this Double-O STEM Club mission.
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