STEM Challenge Playing Cards for the Spring Season
Spring is here, and it's the perfect time to ignite your child's creativity and curiosity with the Spring Science Collection! This engaging set of printables offers a variety of hands-on activities that promote problem-solving, teamwork, and hands-on learning with real-world applications.
One of the highlights of the collection is the Spring STEM Challenges, designed to encourage children to think like engineers. These challenges include creating wind-powered structures, building nests, designing shelters to keep out the rain, and constructing birdhouses.
The wind-powered challenge invites children to create a structure or device that moves when powered by wind. This fun project not only encourages creativity but also teaches the principles of engineering and design thinking.
Another interesting challenge is the birdhouse challenge, where children are asked to build a birdhouse that could protect a bird from the weather. This task requires careful planning, design, and testing to ensure the birdhouse is both functional and safe.
The Engineering Design Process is a systematic series of steps that engineers follow to develop a solution to a problem. This process is central to the Spring STEM Challenges. It consists of six steps: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve, and Share. By following this process, children learn to define the problem, research, brainstorm solutions, select the best option, develop prototypes, test and evaluate, and finally refine and improve their designs.
The Spring STEM Challenge printable includes a complete supply list featuring easy-to-find items like cardboard, craft sticks, rubber bands, glue, string, toothpicks, and more. There are also additional resources provided to help introduce STEM effectively, such as the Engineering Design Process Explained, Scientist Vs. Engineer, Engineering Words, Questions for Reflection, and a Must-Have STEM Supplies List.
The collection also introduces two new challenges: Design & Build a Wheelbarrow and Design & Build a Shovel for scooping dirt. These challenges encourage children to think about design, functionality, and usability in their creations.
To make challenge days even more enjoyable, consider setting up a "STEM Bin" with these supplies. The Spring STEM Challenge Cards provide a wealth of hands-on activities for kids, encouraging design, building, and problem-solving.
So, why not make this spring a season of discovery and learning? Dive into the Spring Science Collection and let your child's imagination soar!
- The Spring Science Collection is ideal for igniting kids' creativity and curiosity during Spring.
- The set of printables offers a variety of hands-on activities that foster problem-solving, teamwork, and hands-on learning.
- One of the most exciting highlights of the collection is the Spring STEM Challenges, which encourage children to think like engineers.
- The wind-powered challenge encourages creativity while teaching principles of engineering and design thinking.
- The birdhouse challenge requires careful planning, design, and testing to create a functional and safe shelter for birds.
- The Engineering Design Process, a systematic series of steps followed by engineers, is central to the Spring STEM Challenges.
- This process includes six steps: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve, and Share, helping children define problems, research, brainstorm solutions, and refine designs.
- The Spring STEM Challenge printable includes a complete supply list featuring easy-to-find items for building projects.
- Additional resources are provided to help effectively introduce STEM, such as the Engineering Design Process Explained and a Must-Have STEM Supplies List.
- The collection introduces new challenges like Design & Build a Wheelbarrow and Design & Build a Shovel, focusing on design, functionality, and usability.
- By engaging in the Spring STEM Challenges, kids can enjoy a season of discovery, learning, and fun in science, engineering, arts, and education-and-self-development.
