The Three Little Pigs Activity ⭐ Fairy Tale STEM Challenge ⭐
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Description
Spark curiosity, imagination, and fun with fairy tale STEM! STEM tales use a fairy tale that your students are likely already familiar with - a twist is added into the story that introduces an engineering problem. Can your students help the three little pigs solve the problem in the story?
By adding in a story element, those students that might typically shy away from STEM activities may find joy in transporting themselves into a story to solve a problem. All students will follow the engineering design process in an age-appropriate way using the steps Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve.
A New House for Wolf
Your students will help the three little pigs create a new house for wolf! You'll have to read the story to find out why the pigs are helping wolf. Students will need to use basic measurement skills for this project (either estimating dimensions or measuring linear dimensions). You will need STEM building materials such as cardboard, tape, craft sticks, cereal boxes, or pipe cleaners. You will also need to provide a fan, preferably one that can blow straight up (such as a small desktop fan).
What You'll Get
- Instructions and sample images
- 8-page short story book to guide your students through the engineering design process (*also provided in front/back and digital options, Google Slides and Seesaw)
- Printable wolf character
- Data recording sheet
- 3 bonus STEM challenges
- Coloring pages
- Rubric
- Certificate of completion
Watch a video preview above to learn more about this activity.
This resource is aligned to the NGSS Engineering Design Standards - K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2, K-2-ETS1-3, 3-5-ETS1-1, 3-5-ETS1-2, and 3-5-ETS1-3.
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Related Resources
Engineering Design Process Posters
Engineering Disciplines Posters
STEM Challenges Classroom Pack (STEAM)
Fairy Tales, Fables, and Nursery Rhymes STEM and STEAM Quick Challenges
Disclaimer: I have done my best to keep these as safe as possible. However, please make sure that you do your own due diligence when performing any STEM challenge. Adult supervision is necessary. Please use care, caution, and your best judgement when performing any STEM challenge, engineering challenge, or science experiment. The seller disclaims all liability for any damage or injury which might arise from the use of any of these projects.
What Teachers Are Saying
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Clever twist on a favorite fairytale. Loved the silly explanations given by the wolf for his actions. Kids enjoyed the challenge of constructing a home for the wolf."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My students loved this activity. The story that came along with it added to our character perspective lessons. Great, complete activity! Thank you!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My students were very engaged and I loved how it easy it was to teach the different stages of the STEM process :-)"
