Summary: 

K-2 Students will review the steps and importance of the Engineering Design Process through and engineering design challenge. They must make a boat that will travel to the other side of a test tank safely. 

Key words:

Engineer, problem, define, constraint, solution, prototype, test, improve, sink, float. 

Learning Outcomes:

After the students complete this challenge they should be able to:

Standards:

Next Generation Science Standards
K-2-ETS1-1. Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
ETS1.A: Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems:
K-2-ETS1-2. Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions:    
K-2-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution:
ISTE Standards
1 Empowered Learner
1a- Students articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes. 
1d- Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies and are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies. 
3 Knowledge Constructor
3a- Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.