March Madness Basketball STEM Activity Engineering, Sports, Elementary
March Madness Basketball STEM Activity Engineering, Sports, Elementary
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Integrate STEM in your classroom with a Basketball STEM Challenge!
Get your students pumped up for basketball and STEM! Design and Craft an amazing Basketball Shooter and Goal!
Students plan, design, and craft their own ideas for creating a basketball shooter and goal. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.
The Engineering Design Process:
Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't. They follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve.
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 Gen Science Standards).
Includes:
- Teacher and Student Instructions for Grades 1-2 Basketball Shooter
- Teacher and Student Instructions for Grades 3-5 Basketball Shooter and Basketball Goal
- Example Picture
- STEM Journal Cover
- Engineering Design Process Poster
- Student Instructions
- STEM Challenge
- NGSS Standards for activity
Material List:
- Ping Pong Ball
- Straws
- Pipe Cleaners
- Rubber bands
- Popsicle sticks
- Tape
- Dixie Cup or condiment cup
- Cardboard (optional)