About This Lesson
Using a problem the Cat faced in The Cat in the Hat, students will be able to use the engineering process to solve a problem, identify needed strategies, and communicate their results.
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Subject
English Language Arts — Reading Standards for Fiction, Speaking and Listening, Writing • Science — Science and Engineering Practices
Grade Level
Grades K-2
Resource Type
Activity
Standards Alignment
Next Generation Science Standards, State-specific
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Standards
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
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.
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
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.
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