Buoyancy STEM Challenge - Submersible End of Year Summer Sink Float
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What educators are saying
Description
Transform your classroom into an underwater world with this exciting STEM activity! Design and build your own submersible diver or craft that will be suspended between the bottom of the tank and the water's surface (sometimes called a flinker, because it neither floats nor sinks).
Perfect for end-of-year festivities or outdoor exploration, this immersive experience will challenge your students to apply their creativity and critical thinking skills in a fun and engaging way.
Please note: This challenge is...challenging! Students may not be successful in achieving "balance" in their submersible. Remind students that STEM is all about the process!
✅ What You'll Get ✅
Getting Started: Suggested Material List
STEM Challenge Tips: General tips for any STEM challenge.
Challenge Includes:
- Teacher Notes
- Sample Pictures
- Printable Challenge Poster: Hang at your STEM center or near where the STEM creations are, especially if they will be on display for the class or a STEM fair, parent night, etc.
- Printable pages to use with the challenge and guide the students through the engineering design process.
STEM Graphic Organizer
If you are looking for more Summer STEM, please see this resource.
This is part of the STEM Challenges for All Seasons BUNDLE, so please do not purchase both.
❤️ What Teachers Are Saying ❤️
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This was a great challenge for my STEM camp this summer. Each day we did something with water. This was a great lesson on Buoyancy"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "We used this in our summer STEM camp. After in class practice we even took them to our local swimming pool. Kids had a good time and I appreciated the vocabulary development."
Why STEM?
Your students will gain experience in soft skill areas and foster a growth mindset while:
✓ Learning to work as part of a team.
✓ Communicating effectively and clearly to persuade others.
✓ Gaining confidence in presenting and speaking to groups.
✓ Persevering through a challenge when the initial design fails.
✓ Accepting constructive criticism from peers.
STEM for all Seasons
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