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Start your engines and join 7th grade science teacher Beth Manning as her students compete in an edible car contest. See the decision-making skills and creativity needed for students to work in teams designing their cars, testing them, and then finally competing in the big race.
What aspects of the project kept the students engaged enough to think of the food as construction materials and not as snacks?
Why do you think giving the students creative freedom was so valuable? Are there any drawbacks? What are some ways you can work more creativity into your own classroom?
How does Ms. Manning gear the lesson back towards real-life engineering problems?
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