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Candy Corn | Inventions with Engineering and Reading

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Need a Halloween or autumn reading and stem activity for your class? Candy corn is everywhere now. Some hate it and some love it , but does anyone know how and why it was created? We have an informational text activity that teaches the history of the traditional candy. Keep your kids interest by adding in an engineering design activity. A winning combination of an engineering design challenge and a reading comprehension lesson are joined in this real world activity packet. Easy Prep and Simpl

4th - 7th

Engineering, Informational Text

CCSS, NGSS

RI.5.2

, RI.5.7

, 3-5-ETS1-3

Also included in: Inventions with Engineering and Reading | Candy Bundle

Pumpkin Tower STEM Activity

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Sweetie Scholars

This Pumpkin Tower Halloween STEM Activity is a hands-on, engaging challenge. This STEM Activity can be used for a Halloween/Fall Party, Clubs, Makers Spaces, or in your classroom. Students will love learning as they go through the design process. Activity Overview: In this challenge, students can work independently, in partners, or in groups to design and construct a tower using only pumpkin candies and toothpicks. Their goal? To build the tallest tower using a selection of materials. Mate

3rd - 6th

Engineering

NGSS

MS-ETS1-2

, 3-5-ETS1-1

, MS-ETS1-1