They learn to create design briefs, sketches and models, and are eventually challenged to communicate their findings to a specified audience. Unique to A World in Motion II is the participation of volunteers in the classroom who enhance the storyline by sharing their professional experiences in engineering, science, math, marketing, oral communications, or consumer research. The volunteers can serve as a technical resource to the teacher or play the role of an informed consumer to further challenge the students' understanding of their product. This adaptation of the engineering design experience has been created for middle school eighth grades, however, appropriate level of application may vary depending upon student needs, school policy, and educational setting. A World in Motion, Challenge 3 was developed by Education Development Center, Inc. of Newton, MA under the guidance of the National Science Foundation and with the input of numerous specialists in education curriculum development.
All materials experience rigorous classroom testing and formative evaluation.
The content meets criteria set forth in the new national standards. Challenge 3 components consist of a teachers' kit and classroom materials. The teachers' kit contains the teachers' manual, videos, posters, and re-order information. This is a .pdf file, you'll need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. All rights reserved.