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Valentine Straw Rocket STEM Challenge, K-3 Heart & Cupid Rockets

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Cupid’s delivery system is failing, and your students get to be the engineers who save Valentine’s Day. Valentine Straw Rocket STEM Challenge is a hands-on, low-prep engineering activity where kids build simple straw rockets, decorate them as heart or cupid rockets, then launch, measure, and redesign to improve distance and accuracy. It’s the perfect February STEM center, whole-group challenge, or fast-finishers activity that feels like play, but quietly nails real science and math skills. S

K - 3rd

Engineering, General Science, Measurement

CCSS, NGSS

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Winter Olympics STEM: Curling Target Push (K–2) Force, Motion, Math Activity

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Innovative Sparks

👉 This activity is part of the Winter Olympics STEM Bundle. Grab the full unit and save $4.25Bring the Winter Olympics into your classroom with Curling Target Push: Slide to Score! This K–2 STEM activity turns desks into mini curling rinks as students slide a coin or bottle cap “stone” toward a target, then measure, score, and compare results. It’s hands-on, fast to prep, and packed with real learning, kids explore force and motion by testing gentle, medium, and strong pushes, then use math

K - 3rd

Engineering, Measurement, Other (Math)

CCSS, NGSS

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Also included in: Winter Olympics STEM Unit Plan (5 Days, 5 Challenges, Save $4.25)