Free STEM Challenge: Basketball Tower

This is a STEM Challenge perfect for the basketball madness of March, but it can also be used all year! Students must use only newspaper and masking tape to create a tower than will support a basketball.

Excellent science inquiry lesson. Get your students building things! My goal with this resource is to make STEM as easy to implement as possible!

Included:

Graphic Organizer (with and without guiding questions)

Rubric

Picture Examples

Extension Menu

Detailed Notes to Teacher

Materials Required:

newspaper

masking tape

basketball

Looking for more creative STEM challenges that can be completed in a single class period? Try these:

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⚛ Force and Motion STEM Carnival

⚛ Nursesry Rhyme STEM (Grades 3-5)

⚛ Christmas STEAM Integrated Unit

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