Creepy Carrots
Lesson Summary
Jasper Rabbit loves eating the delicious carrots at Crakenhopper Field. He notices that the carrots start following him everywhere. Although his family tries to convince him that the carrots are not creeping up on him, he is desperate to find a solution to keep them away. He builds a fence to keep the carrots contained on Crakenhopper Field. He is happy to have some peace but the surprise ending reveals that the carrots had planned this scenario to keep him away from their field!
Using the Engineering Design Process, students will design and build a fence to keep Jasper out of Crakenhopper Field. The model of the fence should surround an area of at least 120 square centimeters and should be at least twice as high as Jasper to keep him out.
STE or Math Standards
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STE: Technology Engineering
3.3-5-ETS1-1. Define a simple design problem that reflects a need or a want. Include criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost that a potential solution must meet.
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MATH: Measurement and Data
3.MD.C. Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.
- Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.
- Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in., square ft., and non-standard units).
***For this project, teachers and/or students can choose the method for measuring area.
ELA Standards
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Grade 3 Speaking/Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
- Report on a topic, text, or solution to a mathematical problem, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace and using appropriate vocabulary.
Video
Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds