Apple Tower Autumn STEM Activity
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Integrate Apple STEM and Autumn Science this Fall in your 1st Grade through 5th Grade classroom!Discover how matter changes by heating and cooling by making applesauce. Design and engineer an Apple Tower. Learn why apples turn brown and how to prevent browning using the scientific method, and BuildPrice $10.00Original Price $13.00Save $3.00
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KEEP YOUR CLASSROOM FUN AND ENGAGE STUDENTS WITH AN APPLE STEM CHALLENGE!
Make learning fun with this Apple STEM activity in which students design and create a stand to support an apple! Perfect for Johnny Appleseed Day!
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.
Aligns with the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards).
Includes:
- Teacher and Student Instructions
- Student Planning Pages
- Student Reflection Pages
- STEM Journal
- NGSS Standards
- TpT Digital Version for Distance Learning with Google Classroom
Digital Activity:
To use Easel for Distance Learning, select "Open in Easel" on this listing. Works with computers, laptops, chromebooks, ipads, and tablets.
Material List:
- apples
- straws
- scissors
- tape
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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.
