Wangari's Trees of Peace READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
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- Easel Activity
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Integrate STEM in your classroom and promote conservation and peace in your school with Wangari's Trees of Peace Read Aloud STEM Challenge!
Students learn about Wangari and the Green Belt Movement in Kenya. They create their own Tree of Peace, and write about how they can promote peace themselves. Excellent resource to use on Earth Day or Arbor Day!
Take students through the Engineering Design Process!
Students design, build, and test their own Tree of Peace! After they have completed their STEM activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.
Integrate Writing!
A writing activity is included as a follow up for students to write about how they can promote peace in their own school.
Integrate Literacy with a Read Aloud!
This project is an amazing companion activity to Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter.
Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!
Material List:
- Pipe Cleaners
- Tape
- Scissors
- Wangari's Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter (Recommended)
Includes:
- Teacher Instructions
- Student Instructions
- Student Trees of Peace STEM Activity
- Student Reflection Sheet
- Writing Activity
- TpT Digital Version for Distance Learning with Google Classroom
Digital Activity:
To use Easel for Distance Learning, select "Open in Easel" on this listing. Works with computers, laptops, chromebooks, ipads, and tablets.
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