Activity (Hands-On)Grades K - 2
Designing a Slide to Help Jack Escape!
In this activity, students design and create a slide that will get Jack away from the Giant as fast as possible. Using the engineering design process, students identify the problem, brainstorm solutions, plan a design, create and test a prototype, and make improvements to help Jack escape the Giant!
Help Jack get away from the giant!Copyright 2020 Jan Seebeck, University of Florida MRET
Engineers work together to identify a problem, brainstorm solutions, plan, build, test, and improve their prototypes before they analyze their data and present their findings. This activity introduces young learners to the basics of engineering and its practices.
After this activity, students should be able to:
- Describe what an engineer does.
- Write plans and record data in lab journals.
- Describe the engineering design process.