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Fall STEM Activity Challenge Acorn Chute Great for Family STEM Night

Rated 4.91 out of 5, based on 30 reviews
4.9 (30 ratings)
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Grade Levels
2nd - 6th, Homeschool
Resource Type
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  • PDF
Pages
10 pages
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What educators are saying

How fun was this activity. My kids had a blast. This is well worth the money. It explains everything and has so much to offer for you!
This was a great activity that lent itself to kids learning how to work better in groups and how to improve designs. Great resource!

Description

Explore force and motion with a nature twist in this hands-on STEM activity for fall! Design an acorn chute for real or craft acorns. This STEM challenge is low prep, easy to set up, and fun for a wide range of grades.

What You'll Get

STEM Challenge Tips: General tips for any STEM challenge.

Challenge Includes

  • Teacher Notes
  • Sample Pictures
  • Printable Challenge Poster: Hang at your STEM center or near where the STEM creations are, especially if they will be on display for the class or a STEM fair, parent night, etc.
  • Printable pages to use with the challenge and guide the students through the engineering design process.
  • STEM Graphic Organizer
  • Rubrics (3 options)

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What Teachers are Saying

"5th graders had a blast! Great activity, we used real acorns and they worked wonderfully!"

"Used this with my after school STEAM Club and they loved it! They had so much fun creating and testing their chutes. It turned into a multiple day activity because they were so engaged! Thanks for a great product!"

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Total Pages
10 pages
Answer Key
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
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.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-2
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

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