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Category Archives: STEM
Let’s see what Caine has been up to in 2018!
Popsickle Stick Creations!
This month’s STEM challenge!
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Fourth through sixth graders are developing a prototype for a chair for baby chair using popsicle sticks, plastic straws, pipe cleaners, tape and rubber bands. The chair must have four legs and a back, be a minimum of 6 inches high and must hold a can of soup!
Here is a popsicle stick tower that holds over 150 pounds of weight!
Bill Nye the Science Guy S05E08 Atoms & Molecules
Twenty One Elephants and Still Standing by April Jones Prince
Do you know the story of the Brooklyn Bridge?
Twenty One Elephants and Still Standing tells the tale of the construction of this famous landmark, and serves inspiration for this week’s STEM activity…
Can you build a bridge for twenty one elephants, dinosaurs, or bugs?
Pipe Cleaner Stem Challenge
Challenge: Students used pipe-cleaners to build the tallest freestanding tower! In teams of two, fifth and sixth graders built different shapes and designs of towers while encountering challenges every five minutes! At one point students were building with one hand behind their backs and towards the end NO TALKING was allowed! No two towers were alike! The tallest…..21 inches!
A new app for our new mini ipads!
Winner: Best Apps for Teaching and Learning by the American Association of School Librarian
Loose Strands will appeal to fans of Choose Your Own Adventure books. A wry story is created as readers follow along and choose their desired outcomes. Strands of hair guide the way through the story and branch off when choices must be made. A fun feature is a map that shows the path that has been taken as well as outcomes blocked by the choices already made.
STEM Challenges in the Library!
Fifth and Sixth graders had a small amount of supplies with the task to build a tower that would support a tennis ball. The ball had to be 4 inches off the table.
The BIG rule: Use ALL the supplies!
Wow, did that create a stumbling block! They came up with some really clever ways to use all their supplies. Here are a few towers:
