Connecting+Communities


 * Project Title:** Connecting Communities
 * Grade:** AIG 4th & 5th
 * Name:** Tina West

**Project Idea:** Students will research bridge construction and determine the best type of bridge to build to span the Neuse River from New Bern to Bridgeton. The bridge should have two lanes for local traffic and be constructed so sailboats can travel up and down the river.


 * Driving Question: **How can we, as engineers, design a bridge to span across theNeuseRiver betweenE. Front Street inNew Bern andBridgeton?

** General Content: ** 4.P.2.1 Compare the physical properties of samples of matter (strength, hardness, flexibility, ability to conduct heat, ability to conduct electricity, ability to be attracted by magnets, reactions to water and fire). 4.L.1.3 Explain how humans can adapt their behavior to live in changing habitats (e.g., recycling wastes, establishing rain gardens, planting trees and shrubs to prevent flooding and erosion). 5.P.1.1 Explain how factors such as gravity, friction, and change in mass affect the motion of objects. 5.P.3.2 Explain how heating and cooling affect some materials and how this relates to their purpose and practical applications. **Grade Level: 4 & 5 Subject: Math** 4.OA.3 Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding. 4.0A.5 Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule. Identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself. 4.MD.1 Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz.; l, ml; hr, min, sec. Within a single system of measurement, express measurements in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Record measurement equivalents in a two column table. 4.MD.2 Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple fractions or decimals, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale. 4.MD.3 Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems. 4.MD.4 Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions by using information presented in line plots. 4.MD.5 Recognize angles as geometric shapes that are formed wherever two rays share a common endpoint, and understand concepts of angle measurement: 4.MD.7 Recognize angle measure as additive. When an angle is decomposed into non-overlapping parts, the angle measure of the whole is the sum of the angle measures of the parts. Solve addition and subtraction problems to find unknown angles on a diagram in real world and mathematical problems, e.g., by using an equation with a symbol for the unknown angle measure. 5.OA.3 Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules. Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms. Form ordered pairs consisting of corresponding terms from the two patterns, and graph the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. 5.NBT.7 Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. 5.NF.3 Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator (//a/////b// = //a// ÷ //b//). Solve word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers in the form of fractions or mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem. 5.NF.6 Solve real world problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem. 5.MD.2 Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Use operations on fractions for this grade to solve problems involving information presented in line plots. **Grade Level: 4 & 5 Subject: Writing** information. information clearly. appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. investigation of different aspects of a topic. appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. **#6** Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships
 * Common Core Standards**
 * Grade Level: 4 & 5 Subject: Science**
 * 1) 1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and
 * 1) 2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
 * 1) 4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are
 * 1) 7 Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through
 * Grade Level: 4 & 5 Subject: Speaking & Listening **
 * 1** Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on //grade 5 topics and// //texts//, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
 * 3** Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.
 * 4** Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using
 * Grade Level: 4 & 5 Subject: Conventions **

** Major Student Products: **
 * 1) Reseach bridge construction
 * 2) construction bridge from straw
 * 3) Present choice of bridge