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Hurricane STEM Challenge Weather Activity

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Grade Levels
1st - 5th, Homeschool
Resource Type
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Pages
23 pages
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This was easy to implement, a comprehensive learning experience, and very engaging. Thank you for your time, this product was very beneficial to me and my students.
This was a very easy to implement STEM project. The students loved it and it fit in perfectly with the story on Natural Disasters that we were reading in our reading series.
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Description

Your students will love this Hurricane STEM Activity!

This activity is perfect to use to teach students about hurricanes and hurricane safety by engineering a building that will withstand a hurricane simulation.

Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

The STEM Process:

Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.

Includes:

  • Teacher and Student Instructions
  • Student Planning Pages
  • Student Reflection Pages
  • Hurricane Reading Passage and Questions
  • Student Writing Extension Activity
  • TpT Digital STEM Journal and Writing Activity for Google Classroom

Material List:

  • aluminum pans
  • popsicle sticks
  • construction paper
  • tape
  • Play-Doh
  • water
  • fan

What Teachers are saying about this resource!

"We just survived Hurricane Irma and I am using this to give the kids a chance to talk about their experience in a fun way. Thanks for the resource!"

"I used it for my formal observation and my principal loved it. Thank you very much!!!"

"Our STEM Club loved this! It was a welcomed challenge for 1st and 2nd graders, but would be appropriate for the intermediate grades. I loved the design of the packets. Information was clear and concise."

"Category 5 out of a Category 5!!!!! "

"We were in the path of Florence and dismissing early. Purchasing this pack gave me all the tools I needed to prepare a fun and engaging STEM activity for my firsties, which preoccupied them so they weren't scared! Thank you!"

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NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS

K-2-ETS1-1 Engineering Design

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.

K-2-ETS1-2 Engineering Design

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.

3-5-ETS1-2 Engineering Design

Generate and compare multiple solutions to a problem based on

how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the

problem.

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Total Pages
23 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
90 minutes
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
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-ESS3-1
Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather-related hazard. Examples of design solutions to weather-related hazards could include barriers to prevent flooding, wind resistant roofs, and lighting rods.
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.

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