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Happy Summer Everyone!!!
STEAM Activities are a fun way to engage students in learning and enhance their critical thinking skills. STEAM activities incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math in a variety of combinations to help students interact with the world around them, and encourage their creativity across multiple disciplines. Try some of these STEAM activities at home!
New activities will be added each week. If you want to send pictures of you completing the STEAM activities to Mrs. Allin, we will create a page and post them so you can see what everyone is doing and how they solved the challenge!
The Egg Drop
The Egg Drop
Objective: To build a container that will protect an uncooked egg from breaking when dropped.
Materials
Anything that you can find around the house!
Instructions
Create a container that you think will protect an egg from breaking.
Test out the container by taking it outside and holding it above your head and then dropping it to the ground.
Did the egg survive?
LEGO Challenges
LEGO Challenges
Objective:
See if you can complete all of these LEGO Challenges!
Materials
LEGO
Instructions
Try as many of the LEGO Challenges below as you can:
Build something with just 7 LEGOs.
Build a tic-tac-toe board out of LEGO and challenge someone to a game!
Build something in 60 seconds.
Build something using only green LEGO.
Build something using one hand.
Build your name.
Build something as big as your head.
Build a model of yourself.
Pom Pom Art
Pom Pom Art
Objective:
To build the tallest possible tower using 20 straws.
Materials
Step Stool
Pom Poms - multiple sizes, textures can be used
Paint
Paint tray (egg cartons can be used for this as well)
Large piece of paper
Instructions
Set up the paper in an area where a mess can be made, the paint may splatter.
Put the step stool close to the paper, but not on top of it.
Dip the pom poms in paint and then stand on the step stool and drop them onto the paper.
Can you make different patterns by dropping them from different heights? What happens when you use different types of pom poms?
Send a picture of your art creation to our Facebook page so we can post it!
Straw Tower
Straw Tower
Objective:
To build the tallest possible tower using 20 straws.
Materials
20 straws
Tape
Pencil and paper
Instructions
Draw a design for your tower. How will the straws be placed? How will you support the tower?
Follow your design and build your tower using the straws and tape. If your tower does not stand, alter your design as you are building to get it to stand.
How tall is your tower? Is there a way that you could make it taller without it falling over?
For an additional challenge, can you get your tower to support a tennis ball on top? How do you need to change your tower to accommodate this added challenge?
Marshmallow Catapults
Marshmallow Catapults
Objective:
To create a catapult that will shoot a mini Marshmallow (or a full sized Marshmallow if you are feeling ambitious) as far as you can. How far can you make yours fly?
Materials
Boxes
Cardboard
Paper
Straws
Pipe Cleaners
Popsicle Sticks
Elastic bands
Pencils
Glue
Paper clips
Toothpicks
Ruler
Mini Marshmallows
Instructions
Draw a design for your catapult. How will it fire? How tall will it be? Which materials will you use? You do not need to use all the materials above, just what you want to use.
Build your catapult using your design as a guideline.
Mark a starting point on the floor.
Using the Mini Marshmallow as your ammunition, shoot your catapult. Measure how far the catapult shoots.
Can you improve your design? Make it shoot further?
Drawing with Ben Clanton (Narwhal and Jelly)
Drawing with Ben Clanton (Narwhal and Jelly)
Ben Clanton is posting Facebook live videos and Instagram live videos to show everyone his drawing style and teach people how to draw some of his famous characters. He posts the videos on the Narwhal and Jelly Facebook Page.
Try out some of the drawing techniques/characters! What can you draw?
Bridge Building
Bridge Building
The goal is to create a freestanding bridge that spans at least 30cm and will hold a variety of toys without breaking.
Materials
Popsicle sticks
Wax (parchment) paper/newspaper
Glue/tape
Ruler
Pencil and paper
Instructions
Sketch a design for your bridge on paper. What materials will you use? What shapes will provide the best support?
Use any of the listed materials to create your bridge. Make sure it can stand on its own and it must be 30cm from one side to the other.
Place the bridge on two chairs so that it spans the distance between the chairs.
Use toy cars, action figures, or any other toys to test how strong your bridge is. If it holds, can you test it with something else? How much weight can your bridge hold? If it breaks, what could you do to improve your design? Can you make it stronger?
Drawing with children's illustrators
Drawing with children's illustrators
How many nickels can your tinfoil boat hold?
How many nickels can your tinfoil boat hold?
The goal is to make a tinfoil boat that will hold the most nickels and still stay afloat in the water!
Materials
Tinfoil (Aluminum foil)
Sink full of water
Nickels
Paper
Pencil
Instructions
Sketch a design for your boat. What do you think it will need to look like in order to float? Does it need anything special?
Once you are happy with your design, use the tin foil to create a boat of any shape/size.
Make a guess as to how many nickels your boat will hold before it sinks.
Test your boat. Once you are sure that it floats, start placing nickels onto it to see how many it can hold.
If your boat does not hold as many nickels as you anticipated, try again! Go back and see how you can change your boat to improve it. Then test it again! Improving on your design is part of the process!
Keeping Dry
Keeping Dry
The goal is to create a shelter for a stuffed animal so it will stay dry in the rain!
Materials
Popsicle sticks
Glue
Tape
Straws
Toothpicks
Playdough
Rocks
Stuffed animal
Squirt bottle/watering can
Paper
Pencil
Instructions
You can use any of the materials listed, but you do not have to use them all.
Sketch a design of how you want your shelter to look. What do you need to keep the stuffed animal dry?
Build your shelter. If you need to revise the shelter as you go, make any changes that you need.
Test the shelter by either squirting it from the top with a squirt bottle, or pour water on it using the watering can. Does your animal stay dry, or is it wet?
If your animal is wet, you can make changes to your shelter to add more protection. Remember, it is about how you problem solve, you may need to revise your shelter multiple times to get it perfect!
Build a 2D or 3D Marble Run from Playdough
Build a 2D or 3D Marble Run from Playdough
Take a look at this video showing examples of marble runs made using playdough, cups and fidget spinners. Can you create your own? What other materials can you add to make your marble run unique?
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