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Canopies for the Garden Center Display

Judge garden-center canopy designs by using wind-test results, costs, and evidence about how design changes affect damage.

Grade 3ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to3-ESS3-1

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Science
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students compare design-test results to judge protection from strong winds.
Students explain how design changes can affect wind damage and design choices.

How to use

Read the test description together, then have students use the graph and design details to compare the canopies. Ask students to cite two pieces of evidence in the final response.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

3-ESS3-1

Judge a design that reduces the damage from a weather hazard such as floods, strong winds or lightning.

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Canopies for the Garden Center Display

Use test evidence to judge a design that reduces wind damage.

Read the wind test

The hardware store garden center wanted to keep a display of light plant trays from blowing off a low shelf. Use the test description and graph.

The Canopy Challenge

The garden-center team built four small canopy designs for the tray display. They used the same shelf, the same 10 empty trays, and the same fan setting for each test. After the fan blew, the team counted how many trays were still on the shelf.

Design A had open sides and 2 clips. It cost $6, and 6 trays stayed on the shelf. Design B had low side panels and 4 clips. It cost $10, and 9 trays stayed on the shelf.

Design C had tall side panels and 4 clips. It cost $12, and 7 trays stayed on the shelf. The cover tilted during the test. Design D had low side panels and 6 clips. It cost $16, and all 10 trays stayed on the shelf.

The store set two goals: a design had to keep at least 8 trays on the shelf and cost $12 or less. The team also wanted to learn how a change in a design affected the result.