Leap Day Leap Year 2024 STEM Activity Origami Earth Racers, Astronomy Lesson

Learn about Leap Day 2024! A leap year only happens once every 4 years, so don't miss out on an opportunity to teach your students about it!

Students learn about how the earth rotates and how it orbits the sun in a revolution. Explain why we have a leap day every four years.

We also included a writing extension for students to imagine if they had the power to leap really high.

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! This is perfect as a beginning-of-the-year activity or end-of-the-year STEM challenge!

Aligns with NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards).

Includes:

• Example Pictures
• Orbit vs Rotation Poster
• What is a Leap Year? Poster
• Origami instructions
• STEM Journal Cover
• Engineering Design Process Poster
• Student Instructions
• Leap Day 2024 STEM Challenge
• Vocabulary Words
• Writing Extension
• NGSS Standards
• TEKS

Suggested Materials:

• printable number line (included)
• tape
• paper
• printable earth (included)
• glue