Would You Rather STEM Activity for Bell Ringers - Sub Plans - Centers
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These Would You Rather STEM questions are the perfect easy STEM activity to use in sub plans, centers or as bell ringers to shift your students minds into STEM mode and buy yourself a few minutes to prepare materials & collect your thoughts at the start of any class!
This short STEM activity takes about 5 minutes and gives your students practice with critical thinking - one of the 4 C's of Engineering!
Would You Rather STEM:
- is low prep / no prep
- requires no materials beyond paper & pencil (not even that is needed if you have 1:1 technology)
- focuses on critical thinking
- helps students shift their minds into thinking like scientists to prepare them for your lessons
There are three types of questions included.
- Make” questions focus on being the designer/engineer of as design
- “Use” questions focus on the end-user experience for design ideas
- “Give Up Forever” questions focus on the usefulness of various technologies and everyday objects.
⭐️ What's included in this Would You Rather STEM activity?⭐️
✅ 60 cards / slides (20 of each type of question)
✅ 3 question types (maker/engineer, end-user, and give-up forever)
✅ Students response page / slide
✅ Print and paperless options - print the task cards or use the Google Slides™.
✅ Teacher guide with teaching tips & extensions
How to use STEM Bell Ringers
- Bell ringers, of course!
- Centers
- Sub plans
- Short class periods
- Independent work for early finishers
- Homework
- Extra credit
- Must do / May do lists
- When you have students who need a time out from using STEM materials for building challenges
Other grade levels?
This activity could easily be done with older or younger students. For students who are not yet writing, they can give answers verbally.
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