5 Little Pumpkins STEM Challenge
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Grade Levels
K - 3rd
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Resource Type
Standards
NGSSK-2-ETS1-2
NGSSK-2-ETS1-3
NGSSK-2-ETS1-1
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
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- Google Slides™
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Description
The 5 Little Pumpkins STEM Challenge is a Halloween/Fall activity that practices the 4C's, as well as the steps for the Engineering by Design Process. This STEM challenge goes beyond Halloween by connecting to poetry and counting (i.e. counting up to 5).
Students work in partners or small groups against a list of criteria and constraints to build a fence for their 5 little pumpkins to sit on. Materials are everyday items and recyclables.
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Teaching Duration
45 minutes
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Standards
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NGSSK-2-ETS1-2
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
NGSSK-2-ETS1-3
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
NGSSK-2-ETS1-1
Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
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