Real-world STEAM Connection and Problem definition

• Connection (student perspective):

 Engineers and architects build strong structures with limited materials. They have to look closely at models, plan carefully, test ideas, fix failures, and avoid wasting resources.

• Problem definition (student perspective):

 “How can our team use limited spaghetti and marshmallows to build a stable rectangular pyramid with a 4×3 rectangular base that matches the teacher’s model, while using materials wisely and learning to describe what we see with geometry words?”