Parade Float

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PARADE FLOAT PROJECT STEM STEAM Trash to Treasure Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Have fun and encourage critical thinking creativity, and problem-solving with this Trash to Treasure Parade Float STEM Challenge! In this unit, students use a bag of provided CLEAN trash to design and create their parade float. You get to decide what the parade’s theme is, so this unit is incredibly flexible! Directions, Parade Float Judging Sheet, and Supply Request Letter are included. Ways to Use•Any holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, etc.) •With a Balloons Over Broadway u

3rd - 12th

Classroom Community, Engineering

Also included in: THANKSGIVING BUNDLE Read Write STEM Art Games Research Activity Worksheets

Balloons Over Broadway: Picture Book Engineering Design Challenge ~ STEM

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Smart Chick

This Engineering Design Challenge is based on the picture book, Balloons Over Broadway, by Melissa Sweet! Can your group create a Thanksgiving parade balloon float that appears to float over the cardboard base? Materials: (per group) Assorted balloons (shapes and sizes) Copy paper box lid (as an optional base) Craft sticks Plastic Balloon Sticks or Bamboo skewers Dowel rods (we got the skinny ones) Tape and scissors Yarn This packet contains all the information you need to make this a grea

3rd - 6th

Science

Mardi Gras STEM

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Classroom Base Camp

Mardi Gras Parade STEM- The town wants to have a huge parade and celebration. They need your students' help to design lots of colorful parade floats. Your students need to design a parade float for Mardi Gras that is colorful and can be pulled or pushed with touching it using the available supplies and sticking to a budget. Your kids will love this Mardi Gras activity so much that they won't even realize that they are learning math and engineering skills. This STEM meets NGSS standards. Sugg

2nd - 5th

Engineering

NGSS

3-5-ETS1-1

Also included in: STEM Activities Bundle