Description
This STEM Challenge Covers:
✓ Measurement
✓ Severe Weather
✓ Hurricanes, Thunderstorms, Tornadoes
✓ Weather Safety
✓ The engineering process
With This STEM Challenge, You’ll Get:
✓ Non-fiction reading piece to help build the background knowledge of the teacher and/or the student
✓ Engaging introduction to the STEM activity and problem
✓ Higher level thinking, problem solving skills, and cooperative learning
✓ Troubleshooting tips, extension ideas, and other helpful hints to make this smooth
✓ Practice sheet
✓ Detailed teacher information
✓ Reflection questions and grading rubric
.… and so much more!
Materials Used
• recycled materials (cardboard, Styrofoam, glue, craft sticks, rubber bands, etc)
• blow dryer, fan, or for full effect, a leaf blower (If you choose the leaf blower you will need to have access to a larger area such as the school gym or outdoors)
• rulers/meter sticks
How You Can Use This Unit:
✓ Broken up over several days
✓ As a supplement to an already established program
✓ Science centers
✓ Whole group, small group, partners, or individual work
✓ Enrichment activities
These lessons are perfect for the growth mindset classroom!
This STEM challenge aligns with NGSS for weather and engineering standards! Help your students become problem solvers!
This STEM challenge is detailed, with background information, extension ideas, troubleshooting tips, and much more!
