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Space Systems: Light and Shadows

iBlocks Project Based Learning Objective:

The Earth-Sun-Moon system impacts our tides, seasons, and perceptions of time. In ancient times, engineers created some of the very first tools to measure time, including the sundial. In this Space Systems: Light and Shadows PBL (Project-Based Learning) iBlock, students will be challenged to design their own device to track time. Using CAD software, they will first design, and then 3D print, their device.
  • Grade Band: 3-5
  • Primary Focus: Astronomy, 3D Printing
  • Secondary Focus: Engineering
  • Additional Foci: Advanced Literacy, Transferable Skills, Social-Emotional Learning
  • Suggested Product Category: 3D Modeling (incl. 3D printers, laser & craft cutters), AR/VR, Data Loggers
  • Teq Product Alignment: 3Doodler, ClassVR, Cricut, Makerbot, Merge, Ultimaker, xTool
  • Academic Alignment: Science, Engineering, STEM
  • CTE Alignment: Advanced Manufacturing, Education
An iBlock matches skills to standards (like Common Core or NGSS).
Here is a sample content standard for this iBlock:
Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and theseasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky. (NGSS: 5-ESS1-2)