Iggy Peck Architect Activity READ ALOUD STEM Challenge

Iggy Peck Architect Activity!

Engage students with a real world STEM activity where they learn about how engineering and architecture work. Students design, craft, and test their own bridge using Legos or Duplos (depending on grade).

The Engineering Design Process:

In this STEM activity, students follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve.

Connect to a Read Aloud: Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty

This STEM Project is a companion activity to Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty. It's an amazing book to help your students discover how the Engineering Design Process works!

Narrative Writing Extension:

After completing the Bridge STEM project, a writing activity is included. Students will design a fictional building then write a fictional narrative about a story that takes place in the building they designed!

Aligns to Common Core and NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)!

Material List:

• Legos, Building Bricks, and/or Duplos
• Binder Clips
• Scissors
• Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty (Recommended)

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions (with example photos)
• Student STEM Journal
• Student Instructions
• Vocabulary Words
• Engineering Design Process Worksheets
• Narrative Writing Extension
• CCSS Standards
• NGSS Standards

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