Summer STEM Activity or End of the Year STEM Activity - Drippin' Dash Challenge
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This summer STEM activity is the perfect end of year STEM Challenge to keep your students engaged through the very last day of school!
The basic idea:
Individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build a water scoop purpose-built for volume and stability to be used in a relay race: The Drippin’ Dash.
- If students work in groups, it is recommended that they make at least two designs so they have a back up available if one fails during the race.
Note: This is the printable version. If you are in a 1:1 / paperless classroom, you will want to check out the digital option for use with GOOGLE SLIDES™ instead.
If you have questions about which version is right for you, please feel free to leave me a question using the product Q&A below.
✅ Resource includes:
✅ NGSS aligned standards, Grades 2 – 8
✅ Teacher Tips
- Materials and timing
- Criteria & Constraints (including modifications to increase difficulty for older students)
- Measuring results
- Post-design extension activities list
- Link to a video walk-through of the challenge
✅ EDITABLE Student Handouts
- Criteria & Constraints List (color and black & white; editable version provided)
- Design Analysis Handouts (2-page regular spacing and 4-page expanded spacing for primary students included) (color and black & white)
- Discussion Questions (in color and B&W)
✅ Extension templates
- Process Flow Map
- Create Math Problems Based on Designs
- Water Waste (leaky faucet calculation sheet – comes with editable version and answer key)
This is one of five challenges available at a 40% discount in the Summer STEM Challenge 5-in-1 bundle
This resource is also available in the STEM CHALLENGE YEAR-ROUND MEGA-BUNDLE at an even greater discount!
Sample/suggested materials for each student or group:
(Materials you’ll need to do the activity are easily modified. )
Sample/suggested materials for each student or group:
- Water (~1 gallon)
- Buckets, pails, or tubs (2 per team, do not need to be identical)
- Straws (5 – 10)
- Plastic wrap, wax paper, and/or foil (~12 sq. in.)
Do not use plastic baggies, it’s too easy!
- Pipe cleaners (4 – 6)
- Yarn or string (12 – 24 in.)
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Measuring cups, graduated cylinders, and/or beakers
- Design analysis handouts (included)
Optional
– Cardboard scraps
– Toothpicks
– Clothespins or binder clips
– Water bottle lids
– Funnel (to help with race measurements)
❤️ What do teachers have to say about this resource? ❤️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I loved using this with my summer camp kids. Easy to adapt for any group.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This will be a great last week of school activity to have some fun while keeping the learning going strong. Thank you!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Thanks for such a great resource! Your design challenges are so engaging and easy to modify for my young students.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This was one of the students’ favorite activities! Thanks for the great resource!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “It's hard to know what you're getting sometimes, but if you want a quality STEM project - buy this! The directions for students are very limited, allowing for open-ended, creative juices to flow. The teacher directions are explicit and very resourceful. I love that this has differentiated the reflection sheets for different levels. My kids had a blast with this activity, We spent 2 days. There were many failures but enough success with 2 groups that they were able to learn from, which was the point! Thanks - I will gladly purchase from this seller again!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “LOVED THIS! My students and I had a blast doing this and it was very easy to modify with different materials or group numbers if needed. Thanks!”
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