I have loved writing my new lesson plans. They are not lesson plans I would normally think to write, which is really exciting. I am really excited about being able to incorporate healthcare and animals into my engineering curriculum.  The one thing that I am concerned about is having the time in the curriculum to implement these new lessons.

One of the best parts of these lessons is that both lessons bring professionals into the classroom. The dog lesson will bring in a dog handler and the rescue dog, so that students can present their designs to the handler. I have also found someone willing to bring chickens into the classroom so that my students can study the movement of the chickens.  Any time I can expose my students to new things in life, I feel like I have succeeded.

I am still struggling a bit with creating the assessments for both of these lessons. Any suggestions will be welcome.