Christina Katerina and the Box

Lesson Summary

Protect a cardboard box from getting wet

Christina Katerina loves boxes. She makes them into cars, ships, and ballrooms. When the dancing floor was mopped with water, the cardboard disintegrated and the game was over.

In this challenge students will help Christina Katerina protect her box and make it waterproof. They will test different materials for the property of water absorbency, analyze data, and create a waterproof cardboard.

ELA Standards

• Writing
  W.2.5. With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.

STE or Math Standards/Practices

• Matter and Its Interactions:
  2.PS1.1. Describe and classify different kinds of materials by observable properties of color, flexibility, hardness, texture, and absorbency. 
  2.PS1.2. Test different materials and analyze the data obtained to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.* 

Video

Christina Katerina and the Box by Patricia Lee Gauch