| Name of Activity | Climate Change |
|---|---|
| Author | STOMP |
| Keywords | climate, change, climate change, planet, environment, polar bears, arctic, zoo, transportation |
| Subject | NXTs, LEGO Building |
| Grade Level | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Time | 1 Hour Total |
| Brief Description | Teach students about climate change and how it could affect the planet. Then the students will build a vehicle that can transport 2 polar bears from the melting arctic to a safe zoo. |
| Lesson Objectives: | To teach students about climate change. |
| Materials Needed: | Lego kits, polar bears (can be made from clay, cotton balls, etc- just make sure they will be scaled so they can fit in a Lego car) |
| Preparation and Set Up: | Make polar bears. Make an overhead about climate change if you want to. |
| Procedure | There is not an overhead about climate change- but it would be pretty easy to make one. Do the activity. The worksheet is just for fun. |
| Extensions: | Depending on the students’ building skills- the cars can use motors or not. You can have certain specs such as the polar bears must be enclosed so they don’t get too hot during the journey. |
| Reference 1 | http://sites.tufts.edu/stompactivitydatabase/files/formidable/i1.doc |
