Winter STEM or Christmas STEM Activity - Snowman Stretch STEM Challenge
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This Winter STEM activity is a favorite every year and the perfect way to keep your kids engaged in brain-busting work disguised as fun right up until winter vacation!
Snowman Stretch Christmas or Winter STEM Challenge Activity Overview:
Working against a criteria/constraints list individually or in partners/groups, students will design and build the tallest free-standing snowman possible.
(Option 2: Students design and build a snowman of greatest volume or surface area possible.)
Note: This is the printable version, though you can upload the editable handouts to Google Slides™ if desired. However, if you are in a 1:1 / paperless classroom, you may prefer the digital option designed specifically for use with GOOGLE SLIDES™ instead.
If you have questions about which version is right for you, please feel free to leave me a question using the product Q&A below.
Resource includes:
✅ NGSS aligned standards, Grades 2 – 8
✅ Teacher Tips
- Links to my 5-part video series on getting started with STEM challenges
- Materials and timing
- Criteria & Constraints (including modifications to increase difficulty for older students)
- Measuring results
- Universal STEM Challenge Notes & How to Use Student Handouts Post-design extension activities list
- Link to a video walk-through of the challenge
✅ EDITABLE Student Handouts
- Criteria & Constraints List (color and black & white)
- Design Analysis Handouts (2-page regular spacing and 4-page expanded spacing for primary students included) (in color and black & white)
- Discussion Questions (in color and B&W)
✅ Extension templates
- Design an Experiment for Melting Ice (walks students through the steps of the scientific method to design an experiment to melt ice. Editable and sample answer key included.)
- Observation handouts for melting ice experiment (editable)
- Process Flow Map
- Math Extension
This is one of five Winter / Christmas STEM Challenge Activities. They can be purchased in a bundle at a discount:
Winter and Christmas STEM Challenge Activities Bundle (2nd – 8th)
This resource is also available in the STEM CHALLENGE YEAR-ROUND MEGA-BUNDLE at an even greater discount!
Sample/suggested materials for each student or group:
(Materials you’ll need to do the activity are easily modified.)
- Copy paper (3-5 sheets)
- Tape (24 in.)
- Scissors
- Ruler or measuring tape
Optional:
- Bag of cotton balls and/or 3 pieces of tissue paper
- Straws (5 – 10)
- Pipe cleaners (5 – 10)
❤️ What do teachers have to say about this resource?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“We used this at our Frozen: Making science cool family STEM Night and our families loved it. Some of them got really into it and it was nice to see how many creative possibilities there were.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“My GT students really enjoyed this activity. I used it as a challenge on the first day back from the holidays. Great ideas for differentiation, also. Thanks.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“This was a great "last day of school before Christmas break" activity. Thank you the students had a great deal of fun and used a great deal of creativity!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“This was an easy to set up STEM activity that my students loved!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Great unit. Mind stretching.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“My students loved this activity. I really liked that it didn't require tons of materials, but still offered students the chance to be creative and work together."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“We used this resource during a school wide Christmas themed Brain Games competition. The students loved it and the resources needed didn’t break the bank!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“My 5th graders loved this STEM challenge! I thought they would struggle using just copy paper as the main building material, but they were so creative and every snowman looked different! Thanks for creating a fun and engaging activity!"
You might also like these resources:
STEM Challenges & Bundles (grades 2 – 8):
STEM CHALLENGE YEAR-ROUND MEGA-BUNDLE
Winter and Christmas STEM Challenge Activities Bundle (2nd – 8th)
Snow Scoop Winter STEM Activity
Frosted Forest Winter STEM Activity
Thanksgiving STEM Challenge 5-in-1 Bundle
Valentine’s Day STEM Challenge 5-in-1 Bundle
Analyze and Interpret Data Unit
Getting Started with STEM Challenges FREEBIE
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Please check out the video preview to see the challenge, and don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions!
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Video preview music credit:
"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
