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This Protecting Our City with Levees activity also includes:
Teams use the design process to design, build, and test a model levee to protect the town from a wall of water. A handout provides a price list for the materials learners can use to build their levee within a budget.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Align each of the materials to an actual item that may be used in levee construction
- Have each team test and redesign their levees to either be more effective or to reduce the cost
Classroom Considerations
- Gather the materials each group needs to build a levee
- The 10th installment in a 12-part series
Pros
- Using the design process to construct levees builds a skill pupils will use throughout their educational careers
- The worksheet comes in an editable format so you can alter the materials list
Cons
- None