NO Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving READ ALOUD STEM Activity Latex Free
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Skip the balloons with this latex free Balloons Over Broadway classroom Thanksgiving Day parade lesson!
Make learning fun with this Thanksgiving STEAM challenge in which students design their very own Thanksgiving Day parade float! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.
Students plan, design, and build their own float design. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.
Use the floats to create a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade and host a contest to see who made the best balloon!
Included Extension Activity Ideas:
Included with this resource are two extension ideas to add technology to the challenge. The first one is to attach the balloon to a robot and code a parade path.
The other extension activity is to use a green screen (Do Ink App) to video the parade balloons and add a photo of New York in the background.
Aligns with NGSS and Common Core.
Includes:
- Teacher and Student Instructions
- Student Planning Pages
- Student Reflection Pages
- STEAM Journal
- Contest Voting Cards and Award
- NGSS and Common Core Standards
- Easel Activity Version for Distance Learning
Material List:
- paper plates
- scissors
- glue
- tape
- straws and/or popsicle sticks
- color sticks, crayons, or markers
- Makerspace consumables
- robots of your choice (optional)
- Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (recommended)
ALIGNS TO NGSS
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.
K-2-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
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.
3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
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.
