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Materials: • “Dinoboarding” by Lisa Wheeler

• LEGO bricks and wheels

• Paper

• Pencils/crayons

• Dinosaur printable

• Cardboard ramp

Objective: Students will design and create a skateboard that rolls down a ramp and can hold a dinosaur.

Skateboard Dinosaur

Science: What other items roll down the ramp?

Technology: Record yourself testing your creation and discuss your results.

Engineering: Create your own skateboard using legos.

ARTs: Draw a picture of your skateboard design.

Math: Measure how far your skateboard rolls.

STEAM EXPERIENCE: STEAM QUESTION:

Can you make a LEGO skateboard for a dinosaur?

Teaching Strategy: 1. Read, “Dinoboarding” and discuss the

features of a skateboard. What makes it roll?

2. Design and build a skateboard using LEGO bricks. Attach a dinosaur to your skateboard.

3. Build a cardboard ramp to test your skateboard.

4. Improve if necessary and discuss with students what worked and didn’t work.

Guiding Questions:

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• What parts does a skateboard have?

• What makes a skateboard roll?

• What materials will you use for your skateboard?

• Explain how your skateboard works and how you built it.

• How did you improve your skateboard?

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