Kindergarten Science Lesson Sun and Shade Structure STEM Activity
Kindergarten Science Lesson Sun and Shade Structure STEM Activity
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Teach about Solar Heat and Sunlight with Kindergarten STEM!
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!
In the story, The Sun is My Favorite Star, students learn about the different ways that the sun helps us. It gives us light and makes us warm.
In this STEM Challenge, students do a sun investigation. They create something that will reduce the suns heat and protect ice from melting quickly. They observe what happens to ice in the shade and sun. Students record their observations in their stem journal.
This STEM Challenge aligns to NGSS Engineering Standards for Kindergarten, but can be used in 1st grade.
Material List:
- The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
- Cardboard boxes, cardboard tubes, and other recyclables
- Paper
- Coffee filters
- Foil
- Small, clear plastic cups
- Ice cubes
- Tape
- Scissors
Includes:
- Teacher Instructions
- Student STEM Journal
- Student Instructions
- STEM Activity
- Vocabulary Words (Heat, Shade, Shadow)
- Student Reflection Sheet
- Rubric
Learning Objective
I can design and build a structure to provide shade.
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