STEMfully Yours

I have taught 31 years and I look forward to the tissue paper hot air balloon STEM build each and every year. This tried and true two week project and this 17 page google document contains all the information you need: step by step directions, video links, picture tutorials, diagrams, retrieval tag and rubrics to assist in this very fun end of the year launch. Students create prototypes, select a design from their scaled models, and then create a larger balloon using the same steps they foll

Students use precise metric measurements when investigating the scientific question posed by Leonardo da Vinci's drawing "The Vitruvian Man" back in 1490. Does our arm span lengths equal our heights? There are limited materials needed for this lab: meter sticks, measuring tapes, and a device. A google slides presentation is provided with speaker notes and suggestions, a youtube video link, google sheets activity on making a scatter plot graph, and student examples. STEM-readyGoogle App Met

In this lesson students complete an ENGAGE activity comparing different spoons and identifying each spoon's structure and function. In the EXPLORE activity students receive a "beak," either scissors, chopsticks, tweezers, or a spoon and collect different food items from a plastic grass carpet. Students collect data, input data into a google sheet, make a graph to display the data, and formulate conclusions through short answer essay questions in their google doc lab report. Students use mat

Measuring Mass is an introductory lab activity for students to practice using a double pan balance, making predictions, computing simple math calculations and percent of error. This lab works great at the start of the year to gauge the math skills of your young scientists. Materials needed: double pan balance, known masses, 6 different balls, access to a calculator. Editable Google DocumentSTEM readyLimited lab materials Cooperative Learning encouraged (Lab Tech, Scientist, Analyst, and Res