We’re using the legend behind the holiday for this St. Patrick’s Day activity STEM Challenge! Premise Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a device to rid Ireland of snakes as quickly and safely as possible. – Snakes (10 – 20) will be spread over a map of Ireland (three map options […]
St. Patrick’s Day Activity: Get the Gold STEM Challenge
In the last challenge (Guard the Gold), the students helped a leprechaun protect his gold from treasure hunters. In this St. Patrick’s Day activity, Get the Gold, the students are now the treasure hunters! This STEM challenge is tons of fun, and you’ll love the cooperative problem-solving your students display! Premise Working against a criteria […]
St. Patrick’s Day Activity: Guard the Gold STEM Challenge
For leprechauns, life is a constant struggle to protect their pot of gold from treasure hunting thieves and keep from getting caught themselves! This St. Patrick’s Day activity STEM challenge takes a look at a leprechaun’s struggle to guard his gold! (? Note: I recently changed to a new platform for my website. This has caused some […]
St. Patrick’s Day Activity: Leprechaun Lockdown STEM Challenge
This St. Patrick’s Day activity is a STEM challenge classic almost as old as time, so I’ve added a twist and a few extensions to keep it fresh! (? Note: I recently changed to a new platform for my website. This has caused some wonky formatting & spacing. I’m working on updating everything as quickly […]
Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge: Cards in the Clouds
Let’s face it, most kids immediately trash their Valentine’s Day cards once they strip them of candy and stickers. Why not put those cards to good use before they get recycled? Maybe you work with older students who don’t do a card exchange. In this case, you can encourage a week of kindnesses […]
3 Critical Factors for Quality STEM Challenges
Have you been considering trying STEM Challenges with your class, but you’re not sure where to start? You want to be sure you’re using your limited instructional minutes well, but maybe you’re not convinced STEM Challenges fit the bill. There’s really no reason to be intimidated, but you’re right to seek out some information! Like […]
Flower Frenzy: Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge
The Flower Frenzy STEM Challenge Activity is actually four challenges in one and works well for spring, Valentine’s Day, Easter, or Mother’s Day! Premise In Flower Frenzy, students create a bouquet of flowers with unique attributes within four mini challenges: Floating Flowers, Functional Flowers, Fluff & Flatten Flowers, and Firmly Fixed Flowers. (If alliteration […]
Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge: Candy / Confection Container
This challenge is simple on the outside, but oh so sweet on the inside! The best part is that you can add in so many math activities to extend. Just think of all the math that goes into creating products for retail: price, margin, tax, shipping & delivery costs, fitting […]
Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge: “Heavy” Hearts
Do you remember Frosted Forest? “Heavy” Hearts shares a few similarities; consider them cousins! This challenge is heavy on math and has a very wide range of difficulty level options available. One of the best parts — you probably already have all the materials you need at your fingertips! Premise In “Heavy” Hearts, students fill […]
#KINDNESSNATION Campaign
No matter where you stand politically, if you are in the classroom, you have undoubtedly noticed signs that the world is sorely in need of a littlemore kindness, empathy, and willingness to listen and learn from each other, even if (or maybe especially if) the other person holds opposing views and beliefs. I was so pleased […]
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