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PAPER CHAIN ACTIVITY
Description: The students were given an activity to begin thinking about STEM and the different techniques associated with STEM. With a partner, the students had to collaboratively work to construct a paper chain with minimal directions. They were only allowed to use scissors and a glue stick to construct the longest paper chain they could.
Objectives:
TSW create the largest paper chain using only a piece of paper, a glue stick, and scissors.
TSW measure their paper chain in inches and then compare their chain with their classmates to see whose chain is the longest (compare the numbers using place value: math connection).
TSW be given a challenge: See how strong their chains are by hanging hundreds blocks from the bottom without breaking the chain.
TSW reflect on what they learned from this challenge (teamwork, collaboration, math, and engineering).
Materials:
Standards:
S4.A.3.2.2: Use models to make observations to explain how systems work (e.g., water cycle, Sun-Earth-Moon system).
S4.A.1.3.2: Describe relative size, distance, or motion.
The Process.....
Description: The students were given an activity to begin thinking about STEM and the different techniques associated with STEM. With a partner, the students had to collaboratively work to construct a paper chain with minimal directions. They were only allowed to use scissors and a glue stick to construct the longest paper chain they could.
Objectives:
TSW create the largest paper chain using only a piece of paper, a glue stick, and scissors.
TSW measure their paper chain in inches and then compare their chain with their classmates to see whose chain is the longest (compare the numbers using place value: math connection).
TSW be given a challenge: See how strong their chains are by hanging hundreds blocks from the bottom without breaking the chain.
TSW reflect on what they learned from this challenge (teamwork, collaboration, math, and engineering).
Materials:
- construction paper
- scissors
- glue stick
Standards:
S4.A.3.2.2: Use models to make observations to explain how systems work (e.g., water cycle, Sun-Earth-Moon system).
S4.A.1.3.2: Describe relative size, distance, or motion.
The Process.....
The students updated their own portfolios after the STEM challenge was done.