Principal's Fall STEAM Challenge
Principal's Fall STEAM Challenge
If your child chooses to participate, please have turned in by Friday, November 28th!
If your child chooses to participate, please have turned in by Friday, November 28th!
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Kindergarten-2nd Grade STEAM Challenge
Kindergarten-2nd Grade STEAM Challenge
How can we use leaves to create something new that shows what we know about fall?
Read the book before completing the STEAM Challenge. You may choose to check out this book from the library, purchase for your own keeping, or even read it online.
This is meant to be a way for students use their creativity and critical thinking skills. There is no right or wrong answer. The process might be messy and that is okay! Remember to have fun!
After your child finishing reading the book, discuss the following questions:
How are the leaves in the book similar or different from the leaves we have in our neighborhood?
What did you learn about how leaves change in the fall?
Why do you tink leaves. come in so many shapes, sizes, and colors?
The Challenge: After reading Leaves, Leaves, Leaves by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, think about what you learned about leaves and the seasons. Then, design and make a leaf project that uses real leaves or paper cutouts. Bring your creation to share in our school library for everyone in school to see! Please have turned in no later than Friday, November 28th!
The Challenge: After reading Leaves, Leaves, Leaves by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, think about what you learned about leaves and the seasons. Then, design and make a leaf project that uses real leaves or paper cutouts. Bring your creation to share in our school library for everyone in school to see! Please have turned in no later than Friday, November 28th!
Requirements:
Requirements:
Use leaves (real, paper, or both) as the main material.
Show creativity (color, design, or fun idea).
An explanation on what you learned about leaves.
Possible Ideas to Guide Student Thinking:
Possible Ideas to Guide Student Thinking:
Remember, these are just ideas. We want to encourage students to come up with their own ideas for the challenge as much as possible!
Create an art piece using leaves (real or paper) for the majority of the picture (collage, leaf rubbing, pattern design).
Collect and sort leaves by color, size, or shape and create a graph.
Turn leaves into something fun to use (jewelry, character, a building structure).
3rd-5th Grade STEAM Challenge
3rd-5th Grade STEAM Challenge
How can we reuse pumpkin seeds to design something new that shows our creativity and thinking?
How can we reuse pumpkin seeds to design something new that shows our creativity and thinking?
Read the book before completing the STEAM Challenge. You may choose to check out this book from the library, purchase for your own keeping, or even read it online.
This is meant to be a way for students use their creativity and critical thinking skills. There is no right or wrong answer. The process might be messy and that is okay! Remember to have fun!
Your child will need a pumpkin to complete this challenge.
After your child finishing reading the book, discuss the following questions:
Does the biggest pumpkin always that the most seeds? How do you know?
Estimate the number of seeds you might have in your pumpkin.
How many seeds do you actually have in your pumpkin?
The Challenge: Pumpkin seeds aren’t just for planting or eating. Students will design something new with pumpkin seeds and bring their finished product to display in the school library. Please have turned in no later than Friday, November 28th!
The Challenge: Pumpkin seeds aren’t just for planting or eating. Students will design something new with pumpkin seeds and bring their finished product to display in the school library. Please have turned in no later than Friday, November 28th!
Requirements:
Requirements:
Use pumpkin seeds as the main material.
Show creativity (color, design, originality).
Show thinking (math, science, or problem-solving connection).
Possible Ideas to Guide Student Thinking:
Possible Ideas to Guide Student Thinking:
Remember, these are just ideas. We want to encourage students to come up with their own ideas for the challenge as much as possible!
Create a piece of art (mosaic, mandala, or geometric design) using only pumpkin seeds.
Use pumpkin seeds to design a musical instrument.
Create a nonstandard measuring system using pumpkin seeds as "units."
Invent a math board game where seeds are an important piece of the game.
Build a structure or simple machine using pumpkin seeds as building pieces.
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