An engineering and design lesson for middle school (our 7th grade standards).
In the aftermath of a natural disaster, can you engineer a device that will keep medicine within a 40-60°F range using natural resources from the biome you live in, and/or debris created by the disaster for three days, until the Red Cross can arrive?
You are a team of relief workers in __________________after a major earthquake/tsunami has occurred. Your team lead as just told you about a young women with diabetes has been injured and needs insulin to be delivered __________ miles away (no open roads). Your team will need to research, design, and build a portable device to keep the insulin between _____ and ______ °(F/C) for _____ days. Once you return you will present the effectiveness of your device to your lead and a team other relief workers showing your both your design/device and explaining the process.
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Chemistry
- Engineering
- Geology
- Life Science
- Physical Geography
- Physical Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Provider:
- Lane County STEM Hub
- Provider Set:
- Content in Context SuperLessons
- Author:
- Bobbi Dano
- Jen Bultler
- Date Added:
- 06/27/2017