1. Winter Olympics 2018 Mascots soohorang and Bandabi

3. 4th and 5th Grade: Olympic engineering
Standards: S4P3. Students will demonstrate the relationship between the application of a force and the resulting change in position and motion on an object. MGSE.5.MD.2 Represent and interpret data. MGSE4.MD.5 Geometric Measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles.
EQ: Can you design and create a downhill skier that can stand freely and glide done a given track?
Hook: Ms. Bettes’ example.
Resource:
Materials: aluminum foil, craft sticks, tape, scissors, pencils, boards for tracks, rulers
Lesson: Students will collaborate to design and create a downhill skier to navigate a given track.
Criteria:
Collaborate with a partner to draw out the skier on the foil
Cut out the skier and slowly scrunch to prevent the foil from tearing
Tape the skier’s feet to the craft sticks
Measure your skier and record the data on the challenge sheet
Race your skier down the slopes
Improve if necessary
Differentiation:
Step by step instructions on the board
Students can work independently
Design an Olympic Mascot if finish early

4. 2nd and 3rd grade: Olympic engineering
Standards: MGSE3.MD.3 Represent and interpret data. MGSE2.MD.1,2,3 Measure and estimate lengths in standard units. S2P2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain the effect of a force (a push or a pull) in the movement of an object (changes in speed and direction).
EQ: Can you design and create a bobsled that can compete in the bobsled challenge?
Hook: Ms. Bettes’ example…
Resource:
Materials: cardboard tubes, straws, tape, scissors, crayons, snap cubes for rides, boards for track, rulers
Lesson: Students will collaborate to design and create a bobsled to compete in the bobsled challenge. Each bobsled must hold two or four riders.
Criteria:
Collaborate with a partner to design and create a bobsled to hold two or four riders
Cut an opening on one side of the tube making certain not to cut through the tube
Tape two straws to the bottom of the bobsled for runners
Decorate your bobsled to show your Olympic pride
Build two or four riders from snap cubes to fit inside the bobsled
Design a slope for the bobsled to travel down
Measure the distance your bobsled travels and record on your challenge sheet
Improve your bobsled if needed
Differentiation:
Step by step instructions on the board
Students can work independently
Design an Olympic Mascot if finish early

5. 1st grade and Kindergarten: Olympic engineering
Standards: SKP2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to compare and describe different types of motion. MGSEK.MD.1,2 Describe and compare measurable attributes. MGSE1.MD.4 Represent and interpret data. EQ: Can you design and create a luge for one rider to travel down a given track? Hook: Ms. Bettes’ example and read aloud of “Lucy Tries Luge” by Lisa Bowes Resource: Materials: craft sticks, wooden clothes pins, tape, pipe cleaners/chenille stems, crayons, scissors, rulers Lesson: Students will design and create a luge for one rider to travel down a given track.
Criteria:
Design and create a luge using one craft stick
Tape two pieces of pipe cleaner to the craft stick and bend them to look like runners
Color/decorate your rider and luge, then tape them together so the rider is on top of the luge
Measure how far your luge travels down the provided track
Improve your luge if needed
Differentiation:
Students can work collaboratively with a partner
Step by step instructions on the board
Design an Olympic Mascot if finish early

6. Design an Olympic mascot