This STEM challenge can be used during an air unit. Students work together in groups to create a parachute for a lego person. Students are able to find ways to best maximize air resistance. The students need to find the best way to increase the time that the lego person stays in the air when dropped from the second floor to the first floor.

We included a spreadsheet with a list of different STEM books. When you click-on the blue hyperlinks then you can access the full STEM Lesson Plans and Supporting Resources.

After reading The Popcorn Book By: Tomie de Paola then students create a scale using Creation Crate Junior Tech Card balance kit. Students compare the weights of popped and un-popped kernels.

We used Creation Crate Junior Tech Card Balance Kit.