Engineering Design Lunchbox Challenge
5th grade engineering design worksheet: define the squished sandwich and warm drink problem, brainstorm fixes, and draw a labeled lunchbox prototype.
5th Grade Engineering Design Worksheets
NGSS 3-5-ETS1: defining a simple design problem reflecting a need or want, with criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
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Engineering Design KWL Chart
5th grade engineering KWL chart on defining problems, setting constraints, and testing designs. Fill in K and W before the unit and L after it.
Engineering Design Test
9-page 5th grade engineering design test built on a shelter dog ramp: needs and wants, comparing two designs, and a fair test. 24 questions and key.
Defining a Design Problem
5th grade guided notes on defining a design problem: needs vs wants, criteria and constraints, muddy shoes and squirrel feeder scenarios, and your own problem.
Comparing Design Solutions
Compare a cardboard and a plastic bottle bird feeder with this 5th grade engineering worksheet. Sort nine features into a diagram. Answer key included.
Plan a Fair Test
5th grade fair test homework: build a paper airplane or foil boat, change one variable, run three trials, find failure points, and plan a Model 3.
Curriculum objectives covered
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.”
3-5-ETS1-2
“Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.”
3-5-ETS1-3
“Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.”
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