In this activity, students will build a bridge to save the students in the book. The teacher used the book Iggy Peck, Architect that posed a problem. The students were presented with materials to build their bridges: plastic cups, plastic water bottles, toilet paper rolls, cardboard and masking tape. Using their math skills, they have to budget their money to buy the materials needed to build the bridge. The students had to work together to decide what they needed and how much they would spend. Once they've collected their materials needed, students will build their bridge, and then test it by running a robot across it. Failure means they have to go back to the drawing board; success is saving the students from the book. ISTE Standard: 1.6a Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication. ISTE Standard: 1.6b Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations. Content Area Standard (for first-grade students in Science, and Math.) Science 1.PS4.3 Planning and carrying out investigations: Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions (science) or test solutions (engineering) to problems in K-2 build on prior experiences and progresses to simple investigations, based on fair tests, which provide data to support explanations or design solutions.
• Plan and conduct investigations collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence to answer a question. Math 1.MD D. Work with money.
5. Determine the value of a collection of coins up to 50 cents. (Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in isolation; not to include a combination of different coins.)