STEM Toothpick Tower Challenge Easy Prep Problem-Solving Activity
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Are you looking for an easy prep challenge? This Toothpick Tower STEM Activity is the one! Towers are the best! Students love to build and stack items to create the tallest possible tower. With this tower challenge, they also have to be diligent in maintaining a solid base and must constantly rethink the task. This is one of our favorites!
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What is the challenge?
Students use the materials to design and build a tower using only two materials. This makes the prep easy for you and the project very challenging for students. The towers will not be very tall due to the materials, and the problem-solving is amazing!
What is your prep?
You will need some simple supplies along with this package: toothpicks and modeling clay (Play-doh). You will need to prepare bins of materials for students and copy the lab sheets.
The lesson guide provides:
- A materials list
- step-by-step procedures to follow to make this a great experience
- page of Helpful Hints gives ideas of specific things to think about while using this package
- 2 versions of lab sheets are provided with sample answers
- 4 pages of photos
- Extensions page with ideas of continuing the activity as a whole class or in your science/math centers.
- A second option provided a Blueprint Version of this challenge using slightly different materials.
- Teacher directions and hints, a lab sheet, and photos are included for version 2.
- Scoring rubrics for both versions are included.
- All student forms are editable!
What are teachers saying?
- "Your products are amazing! I truly appreciate your attention to detail. It will make incorporating this activity in my classroom such a smooth process.
- "I"ve been wanting to do this project for awhile, but have been looking for a way to make it the most effective. This made little prep for me and had so much student engagement!"
- "My kids had a blast! Some of their structures were unstable and they discussed a plan to stabilize them. The productive conversation led to great structures."
This challenge works perfectly with these:
NOTE: All three tower challenges can be purchased in a money-saving bundle:
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Or even better -This challenge can be found in a money-saving 6-Pack!
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