If I Built a School Activity Back to School READ ALOUD STEM Activity

If I Built a School Activity let's students design and build their own school!

Engage students with a real world STEM activity where they learn about how engineering and architecture work. Students imagine what it would be like to design and build their own school!

The Engineering Design Process:

In this STEM activity, students receive instructions to imagine how they would build their own school. They follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve.

Connect to a Read Aloud: If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen

This STEM Project is a companion activity to If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen. It's an amazing book to engage student imagination about how they would build a school.

Writing Extension:

After completing the STEM project, a writing activity is included for students to write about the school they designed and built.

Aligns to Common Core and NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)!

Option 1 Material List:

• Straws
• Tape
• Scissors
• Crayons, Colored Pencils, and Markers
• If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen (Recommended)

Option 2 Material List:

• Straws and Connectors
• Scissors
• Crayons, Colored Pencils, and Markers
• If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen (Recommended)

Includes:

• Teacher Instructions (with example photos)
• Student STEM Journal
• Student Instructions (2 Options)
• Vocabulary Words
• Engineering Design Process Worksheets
• Writing Extension
• CCSS Standards
• NGSS Standards

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