New Years STEM Activities and Challenge
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Grade Levels
3rd - 4th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSS3.MD.A.1
CCSSRI.2.2
CCSSRI.3.1
CCSSRI.3.2
CCSSRI.3.4
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
17 pages
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Description
BALL-oon Drop anyone? Get your kids excited about New Year's with these fun STEM activities. You're going to love this SIMPLE January STEM challenge. Your students will learn about New Year's traditions. The best part is that they'll have fun doing it!
You'll need these materials for the STEAM activities:
- empty spool (2 per group)
- string
- balloon
- 2 straws per group
- 1 hook for pulley
- tape
- scissors
- meter stick
Challenges include:
- Engineer a simple machine to descend a balloon one meter in ten seconds.
- Create a New Year's resolution using only illustrations.
This resource includes:
- Teacher background information with suggested questions for coaching
- Learning objectives
- Optional 5E lesson plan
- New Year's Traditions reading passage with comprehension questions
- STEM/STEAM planning sheet
- Additional resources including songs, books, websites
- Math sheet: Elapsed Time
- Reflection sheet
- Writing sheet: Countdown to New Year's
- Reading comprehension answer key
Your students will love these STEAM activities!
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Total Pages
17 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A
Last updated Dec 11th, 2019
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSS3.MD.A.1
Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g., by representing the problem on a number line diagram.
CCSSRI.2.2
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
CCSSRI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSSRI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
CCSSRI.3.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
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