NGSS Science & Engineering Practices

MATH-M5 Science & Engineering Practices resources

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MATH-M5 | Science & Engineering Practices

Use digital tools and/or mathematical concepts and arguments to test and compare proposed solutions to an engineering design problem.

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Bioinspired Design: Looking to Biology for Better Solutions

Grades

6, 7, 8

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Students will identify a problem with an existing product and investigate biological functions to inspire a product redesign. Through independent research using AI bots and scholarly sources, students will gain a new perspective on STEM, biology, and the human interface between.

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Lessons: 2, 3, 4

Students will use AI chatbots and other digital tools to devise bioinspired product redesigns. You could go a step further to have students build 3D models, prototypes, or mathematical models to test their ideas quantitatively.

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