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Are you looking for a fun St. Patrick's Day, or just a simple STEM challenge? Then this pot of gold STEM Challenge is perfect for your class! Maybe you are looking for a fun activity to explore St. Patrick's Day?! Then this is the STEM challenge for you! This is a perfect STEM challenge for Pre-K and kindergarten students!
Students are asked to use the Engineering Design Process to students create their own pot to keep the gold safe for the leprechaun! There are constraints...for this challenge which will make students use lots of creative thinking! This lesson is not only STEM-based but is also so much fun!!! It does have a movement and music element attached to this challenge to help get the wiggles out during St. Patrick's Day! This is a simple STEM challenge that is more about the process than the outcome! Give those little learners a chance to try STEM!
This is a perfect STEM challenge for Pre-K to Kindergarten students. I used this lesson with Pre-K students and I was so amazed by their creativity and outside-the-box thinking! Some of them didn't look exactly like a pot for the gold, but the student was very excited about their end product. It is all about the STEM process than the final product!
To test, the students used a gold coin to see if their pot was able to hold the gold safely! Students also loved the music and movement component with this STEM Challenge! Again, some of these did not look like pots! But, my students loved this activity and loved being able to take their pots of gold home (with the gold coin of course ;) )
I have my students for 30 minutes at a time. This lesson gives you information about the book. Then it gives you the challenge, suggested materials, and guides you through the process of getting kids ready to complete the challenge. I use the book as the hook and then turn the problem into our STEM challenge. You could possibly extend it into a three or four-week lesson activity. Please feel free to share any feedback. I have more resources if you feel this one was helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my resources!
Don't forget to Follow Me to see all fun, engaging STEM Challenges!!
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This resource includes the following:
*Links to the story
*Links to music and movement
*Challenge
*Constraints
*Materials list
*Planning
*Planning Sheet for printing
*Testing Slide
*Student examples
I create these resources to be used in my own classroom! I teach from this very same file! It is a good visual for students and if you were to be observed by administration. It helps to guide you with the lesson and gives the students a visual of what is expected. I work super hard on these lessons because I want my students to be engaged, have fun, and enjoy learning while they are in my classroom! I try to create real-world lessons where students have to engineer and design the solution.
It also gives them something to take home to hopefully explain the "process" of what they learned to adults at home! Please feel free to ask my questions and leave helpful feedback!! Thank you so much!!!
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stemsational_stem/
For more Pre-K and Kindergarten STEM Challenges - Click on the link below!
Pre-K Summer STEM Challenge Bundle
Other STEM Challenges
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Are you looking for a fun St. Patrick's Day, or just a simple STEM challenge? Then this pot of gold STEM Challenge is perfect for your class! Maybe you are looking for a fun activity to explore St. Patrick's Day?! Then this is the STEM challenge for you! This is a perfect STEM challenge for Pre-K and kindergarten students!
Students are asked to use the Engineering Design Process to students create their own pot to keep the gold safe for the leprechaun! There are constraints...for this challenge which will make students use lots of creative thinking! This lesson is not only STEM-based but is also so much fun!!! It does have a movement and music element attached to this challenge to help get the wiggles out during St. Patrick's Day! This is a simple STEM challenge that is more about the process than the outcome! Give those little learners a chance to try STEM!
This is a perfect STEM challenge for Pre-K to Kindergarten students. I used this lesson with Pre-K students and I was so amazed by their creativity and outside-the-box thinking! Some of them didn't look exactly like a pot for the gold, but the student was very excited about their end product. It is all about the STEM process than the final product!
To test, the students used a gold coin to see if their pot was able to hold the gold safely! Students also loved the music and movement component with this STEM Challenge! Again, some of these did not look like pots! But, my students loved this activity and loved being able to take their pots of gold home (with the gold coin of course ;) )
I have my students for 30 minutes at a time. This lesson gives you information about the book. Then it gives you the challenge, suggested materials, and guides you through the process of getting kids ready to complete the challenge. I use the book as the hook and then turn the problem into our STEM challenge. You could possibly extend it into a three or four-week lesson activity. Please feel free to share any feedback. I have more resources if you feel this one was helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my resources!
Don't forget to Follow Me to see all fun, engaging STEM Challenges!!
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stemsational_stem/
This resource includes the following:
*Links to the story
*Links to music and movement
*Challenge
*Constraints
*Materials list
*Planning
*Planning Sheet for printing
*Testing Slide
*Student examples
I create these resources to be used in my own classroom! I teach from this very same file! It is a good visual for students and if you were to be observed by administration. It helps to guide you with the lesson and gives the students a visual of what is expected. I work super hard on these lessons because I want my students to be engaged, have fun, and enjoy learning while they are in my classroom! I try to create real-world lessons where students have to engineer and design the solution.
It also gives them something to take home to hopefully explain the "process" of what they learned to adults at home! Please feel free to ask my questions and leave helpful feedback!! Thank you so much!!!
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stemsational_stem/
For more Pre-K and Kindergarten STEM Challenges - Click on the link below!
Pre-K Summer STEM Challenge Bundle
Other STEM Challenges
