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 and compliments […]
Flower Frenzy: Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge
The Flower Frenzy challenge 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 is a problem, […]
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 items on shelves…The list goes […]
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, […]
Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge Activity: Cupid’s Quiver
Valentine’s Day just feels too soon after winter break to have another class party; am I right?! STEM Challenges are the perfect alternative! Teachers tell me all the time that they use them this way and their kids love it! So you can still embrace the holiday, but forgo the party! Cupid’s Quiver will keep […]
Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge Activities
If you’re like me, then you hate to waste a second of precious instructional minutes. On the other hand, you also loathe feeling like the “mean” teacher when all the other classes are having Valentine’s Day parties. The perfect solution to your problem is here! Valentine’s Day STEM Challenges are activities which push your students […]
