Mississippi Science E.K.10.3
The Standard
- E.K.10
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of how humans use Earth’s resources.
Create a product from reused materials that will meet a human need (e.g., pencil holder, musical instrument, bird feeder). Use an engineering design process to define the problem, design, construct, evaluate, and improve the product. *
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Earth’s Resources
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name a need, such as keeping pencils from rolling off a desk. They draw a plan, build a product from used materials, test it, and change one part if it fails.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can show how their product meets the need. They test it, notice a problem, and explain a change they made to help it work better.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think decorating a pencil holder will fix it when it tips over. Others choose materials because they look nice without checking whether they do the job.
How to Assess It
- Ask each child to put three pencils in their reused-material holder. Have them show or tell you what they changed after testing it.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs clean yogurt cups, cardboard scraps, and tape; have them sketch, build, test with three pencils, and fix any tipping.
Ask, 'What happened when your holder fell over, and what change helped it stand?' Have children draw or tell a partner.
Show a holder with a loose base, then let teams choose tape or cardboard to steady it and test their fix.
Point to pencils scattered across a desk, then show a holder made from a washed food container and ask how it helps.
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