KIDStruction 2024: STEM Opportunity for Middle School Students in Southern AZ, Part 2 (Emphasis on Build Phase)
by Julie Venglarcik
This lesson is a follow up to a previous STEM contest lesson that detailed the KIDStruction opportunity & focused on the design phase. This lesson is intended to support the building phase and is aligned with the upcoming theme of the 2024 competition season, “let’s get social”.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18yVUJ26arJVhyxynG0wUgT1ULtCR0sAW/edit?u…Related Content
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