Building Our House 2nd Grade Physical Science Activity
Building Our House 2nd Grade Physical Science Activity
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Compare and contrast building materials with a fun read aloud STEAM activity!
Connect STEM and Literacy with an amazing Materials Science Activity as a companion to Building Our House by Jonathan Bean.
This STEM Challenge aligns to NGSS Standards for 2nd Grade Physical Science 2-PS1-2, but can be used in 1st-3rd grade. Students build 2 separate structures using different materials and compare and contrast which materials worked best.
Material List:
Students compare and contrast 2 separate materials for building.
Group A
- construction paper
- index cards
- Scotch tape
- toothpicks
- play dough
Group B
- craft sticks
- glue
- building blocks (Legos, Magna-Tiles, or other reusable materials)
- cardboard
- Duct tape
Building Our House by Jonathan Bean
Includes:
- Teacher Instructions
- Student STEM Journal
- Student Instructions
- STEM Activity
- Vocabulary Words
- Student Reflection Sheet
- Rubric
Who this is for:
Amazing resource for STEM club, STEM teachers, elementary librarians, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educational environment in their classroom!
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