I loved seeing their visions and buildings. Some groups built their tower vertically, other groups liked the idea of a longer tower or building and built a long tower. I encouraged groups to use all of the materials that they were given. As long as the character does not fall off, we call it a success. The character also ensured that the towers were strong and stable enough to hold the figure.Ĭhildren needed to build a tower as tall as possible and then set their character on top. It gave them a focus and a purpose for creating. However, it was interesting to watch how dedicated my students were in creating a tower for their character. You don’t need to include the small plastic character if you don’t have one.
Today our STEM challenge involved building a tower as tall as possible to ‘reach to the sky’.Ĭhildren were given the materials that they were allowed to use and encouraged to use as many of the materials as they could.įor this STEM challenge kids were paired up and given a stack of approximately 15-20 cups, roughly 20 large popsicle sticks and a little plastic character to build the tower for. I really feel like most of my students now approach these challenges with this attitude which in many ways is more important than the actual challenge. Throughout our STEM activities, the children and I talk about thinking like an engineer, never giving up and learning from their mistakes.
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