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The Tipi (Teepee) - Native American Homes STEM - STEM Engineering Challenge Pack

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Grade Levels
2nd - 5th, Homeschool
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My students absolutely loved this STEM challenge. This resource was a great supplement to our social studies unit on Native American tribes!
My students love these hands-on activities. This helped my students see the value of resources around them as well as include STEM learning.

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Why not bring STEM to your Native American Unit in social studies?

Build a Tipi - Can you create an accurate model of a tipi using the materials provided that can be moved from one location to another?

Materials: (per group)

-5 bamboo skewers or sticks from outside

-Brown construction paper or brown paper bags

-Yarn

-Glue, tape and scissors

-Cardboard base

Most elementary teachers are more comfortable and knowledgeable about themes, so I have decided to create STEM challenge packs based on specific themes, like Native Americans, specifically relating to their homes!

This engineering challenge activity pack is one of many that I have created to use in my classroom! I sometimes place these challenges, one per table, and the students rotate around the room in order to complete them. There are no right or wrong answers, many different solutions will work! You could also rotate these challenges through a science center. I plan to complete these as a whole class activity, one per week during the fall when we study Native American regions. I store everything in a dollar store gift bag or plastic tub!

These activities are great to use any time of the school year. You can use all of them or just pick and choose! Most materials are pretty easy to find and are low in cost!

This STEM engineering and design challenge will help your students show off their building and teamwork skills!

This is also part of a larger BUNDLE of 9 Native American HOME STEM Challenges!

Happy engineering!

Total Pages
10 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 hour
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