By: Clare Sweeney
4th Grade
Summary: In this lesson students learn about the most economical and effective way to design packaging for shipping products. Students will be given the opportunity to design and test their own packaging ideas. They will be challenged to make the most cost conscious yet effective packaging. This lesson connects very well to real life problems, provides good methods of differentiation and includes multiple forms of assessment to accommodate various learning styles. To take this lesson a step further in terms of social justice the teacher could expand beyond the scientific and economic aspects of packing and shipping to discuss the environmental impact different packing materials have. This could lead students toward making change in their communities surrounding pollution.
Inclusivity of Multiple Perspectives: 2
Link to Real World Problems: 3
Differentiation: 3
Agents of Change: 2
Connections to Students’ Lives: 2
Lesson Assessment: 3
Score: 15/18