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Let's Raise a Barn

Students explore the benefits and functions of different types of barns and use problem-solving skills to build a model of a hay barn that meets specific requirements.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
Two 50-minute sessions
Updated
September 22, 2023

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Sunshine Shanks

Sources

  1. https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/the-history-of-barns-in-america-zbcz1512
  2. https://tailormadebeef.com/fun-farm-facts-why-are-barns-red/

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Social Studies – Geography
    • Geography Standard 16 (Grade 5): The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
      • Objective 1: People can have different viewpoints regarding the meaning and use of resources.
      • Objective 3: Humans can manage resources to sustain or prolong their use.
  • Social Studies – History
    • History Standard 1A (Grades 3-4): Family life now and in the recent past; family life in various places long ago.
      • Objective 3: For various cultures represented in the classroom, compare and contrast family life now eith family life over time and between various cultures and consider such things as communication, technology, homes, transportation, recreation, school and cultural traditions.
  • Science
    • 3-5-ETS1: Engineering Design
      • 3-5-ETS1-2: Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.