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Fall STEM Challenge - Low Prep Paper Engineering Leaf Glider STEM Family Night

Rated 4.81 out of 5, based on 112 reviews
4.8 (112 ratings)
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Grade Levels
2nd - 6th, Homeschool
Resource Type
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Formats Included
  • PDF
Pages
15 pages
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What educators are saying

Great stem activity to do in the fall. The students had a lot of fun making and launching the leaves.
The scholars are very engaged with these bins they very eager to share what they constructed. The scholars listened to their classmates presentations and ask very thought provoking questions. Engaging with learning.

Description

Looking for an easy STEM challenge for fall? Are you ready to have some fun with paper leaves? Students will design a leaf glider that flies the farthest in this low-prep STEM challenge. Simple enough to leave with a sub, this STEM activity is also great for fine motor skills practice and easy to implement with a wide grade range.

What You'll Get

Getting Started: Suggested Material List, Teacher notes

Optional Creative Warm-Up: Complete the drawing activity

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

Rubrics (3 options)

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What Teachers Are Saying

"My students loved this activity and had so much fun being creative learners. Thank you!"

"Easy to use! We put some tape on the floor to measure how far our leaf gliders went. My 3rd graders loved this! They were very creative and eager to share their creations. Thank you!"

Total Pages
15 pages
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
NGSS3-5-ETS1-3
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.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-1
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
NGSS3-5-ETS1-2
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

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