STEM Activity for Sub Plans or Centers - Design Domino - Quick & Easy STEM
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Looking for easy STEM activities to implement that aren't too easy for students? If you're struggling to get your STEM students to develop critical thinking and creativity skills or they always jump blindly into building activities without enough planning, this is the STEM activity you need!
In STEM Design Domino or Dice, students think critically & creatively to plan customized designs for a specific animal.
This activity gives students much-needed practice defining the criteria & constraints to solve problems and thinking through design decisions from multiple angles.
STEM Design Domino / Dice takes about 5-10 minutes for the simple version and comes with instructional options to layer in depth if you have more time available.
The STEM Design Domino / Dice Activity:
- is low prep / no prep
- focuses on critical thinking & creativity
- helps students shift their minds into thinking like engineers to prepare them for your lessons
- is simple to conduct, but comes with options to layer in depth to add richness and complexity
- requires no materials beyond paper & pencil
- You don't need pencil & paper if you have 1:1 technology. Even a domino or die isn't necessary; you can just choose a number between 1-6 to get started, but the dominoes / dice do make it more fun!
⭐️ What's included in this STEM activity?⭐️
✅ 12 activity cards (6 sets of design tasks for 2 sets of animals; 432 possible design combinations)
✅ Student planning & analysis pages / slides
✅ Supplemental pages - animal photos, animal fact sheets, criteria & constraints guide & template, and evaluating designs sheet
✅ Sample intro lesson
✅ Print and paperless options - print the task cards or use the Google Slides™.
✅ Teacher guide with teaching tips, extensions & troubleshooting
How to use this STEM activity
- Bell ringers
- Centers
- Sub plans
- Short class periods
- Independent work for early finishers
- Homework
- Extra credit
- Must do / May do lists
- When you have students who need a time out from using STEM materials for building challenges
Other grade levels?
The activities could easily be done with older or younger students. Check the preview for more details to see if it's right for your students.
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