Design Brief
The Problem
John loves birds. John has notices that some birds live in Manitoba all winter. He has also noticed that these birds To help the birds remain fed throughout the cold, snowy month design a bird feeder that is strong enough to last the winter and tall enough to not get buried in the snow.
Supplies:
Milk Cartons (1-4L)
String
Fabric
Tape (two strips)
Glue (white glue and hot glue gun that adult helps with)
Criteria
Bird feeder survives one week in a safe area in the school yard in the winter.
This design brief meets the outcome for in grade 1. The students can help set some of the parameters on if the bird feeder needs to look nice and/or be a free-standing object.
To carry this out in the classroom, I would block off an afternoon for the students to design and complete the work. I would set up parent volunteers to ensure that there is adequate help if students need it. Bird feed will be supplied by the teacher and the students will decide on how their bird feeders will be hung. The bird feeders can be free standing or hung onto something. The students will be given 30-60 minutes the day before to start planning. All the supplies will be provided in class. Students will draw a design plan and get it teacher approved before moving onto building the bird feeder.
If students are sick or need more time, I will talk with the parents and arrange for a different time for the student to design and build the bird feeder. This is purely an at school project, so none of it can be done at home. If this is not possible, you have to find a way to ensure the student gets the opportunity to design their own bird feeder.
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