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Students love using their understanding of basic physical properties to build their own pinball machine! This is a great STEM project that can be done individually or in small groups. I use this project in my “Force and Motion” unit (the complete unit guide is also available on teacherspayteachers). This project corresponds with the NGSS engineering standards for Grades 3-5, but could be modified to meet the needs of older students.
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3rd - 6th
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4 days
Description
Students love using their understanding of basic physical properties to build their own pinball machine! This is a great STEM project that can be done individually or in small groups. I use this project in my “Force and Motion” unit (the complete unit guide is also available on teacherspayteachers). This project corresponds with the NGSS engineering standards for Grades 3-5, but could be modified to meet the needs of older students.
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I used this resource for curriculum and lesson development.
This was a great activity to do at the end of the year.
Although I used with 1st grade, they still had a great time and used lots of ingenuity to create their pinball machines! Thank you!
Very clear project directions and support for the pinball project. Helped provide me with a clear perspective as I planned the unit.
This was not incredibly engaging for my students, but it would be for younger students - I had juniors/seniors.
Thank you!!
Great!
I LOVE this resource! We used large cardboard boxes (24 x 36) and all small balls made with a variety of materials - it was so fun watching the kids work through their problems and be so proud of their design choices. This will be a repeated project for sure! Thank you so much for your great ideas and framework for a fabulous STEM lesson.
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