STEM Projects
Bottle Rocket
Duration: 4 meetings
Goal: Teams of four will construct a rocket made out of a two-liter bottle that must stay in the air the longest. Supplies per Team:
Approx. Cost: $25 per team For Added Difficulty: Rockets must have a compartment to hold an egg without cracking it. |
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Write It Do It
Duration: 1 meeting
Goal: Teams of two, one person (the writer) will write instructions on how to build a structure in 25 minutes and the other (the doer) will attempt to replicate the structure based on their partner's instructions in 25 minutes. Possible Supplies:
For Added Difficulty:
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Picture This
Duration: 1 meeting
Goal: Similar to Pictionary except with science terms. Teams of four, two sketchers and two guessers, will attempt to guess the most terms in a set amount of time. Supplies:
For Added Difficulty: Include more difficult terms |
Science Word
Duration: 1 meeting
Goal: Teams of four, the cluer will give verbal clues as to what a science word is and the other three try and guess it. The cluer will alternate and the teams will attempt to guess the most terms in a set amount of time. Supplies:
For Added Difficulty: Include more difficult terms |
Fast Facts
Duration: 1 meeting
Goal: Teams of four will fill in a grid of terms that begin with a given letter to match given science categories. Ex: The box in the "S" row and the "Astronomy" column can have words including: star, sun, Saturn, satellite, etc. Supplies per Team:
For Added Difficulty: Add more categories and letters Tie Breaker: Have teams find animals that starts with each letter of the alphabet |
Roller Coaster
Duration: 4 meetings
Goal: Teams of three will construct a roller coaster that would take the longest for a marble to travel Supplies per Team:
For Added Difficulty: Set a maximum height |
Storm the Castle
Duration: 2 meetings
Goal: Teams of two must build a catapult that launches a ping pong ball the farthest Supplies:
For Added Difficulty: Have catapults attempt to hit a target |
Gumdrop Tower
Spaghetti Bridge
Prison Break
Duration: 1 meeting
Goal: Teams of three construct a pole to reach three "keys" the fastest Supplies per team:
For Added Difficulty: Have obstacles in the way between the keys and the teams. When the pole touches an obstacle. The team must pull back their pole and start over. |
Hurricane Tower
Duration: 3 meetings
Goal: Teams of three will construct the tallest and skinniest tower (including the base) that can withstand "hurricane force winds" for 5 seconds Supplies:
For Added Difficulty: Have the towers stand closer to the box fan for a stronger force of wind |