EiE: Evaluating A Landscape - EAST METRO SCHOOLS Check Availability

The storybook that anchors this unit, Suman Crosses the Karnali River, takes students to Nepal, where people rely on innovative cable bridges called TarPuls to cross flooded rivers during monsoon season. Digging into the role of geotechnical engineers, students must select a safe, flood-proof, and erosion-proof location for a new TarPul. Working with a model riverbank, they study soil properties, examine maps to assess the potential for erosion at different sites along the river, and factor in the villagers’ preferences for a TarPul location. Download a unit preview to further explore this teacher guide and storybook.

Engineering is Elementary Unit Components

Engineering is Elementary units consist of three components: teacher guides, storybooks, and materials kits. Teacher guides include four detailed lesson plans, one context-setting storybook, background content, teacher tips, suggestions for English Learner differentiation and grade level adaptation, and duplication masters for student handouts and assessments. Find additional unit-specific resources below to enhance student learning with Spanish translations, content area connections, standards alignment, extension lessons, classroom videos, and more!