ROW ROW ROW or Sink???- S.T.E.M. Challenge

This week our kiddos went into Olive's STEM classroom to use not only their fabulous brains but also their social skills to work together. 




Each group was given the following materials:
- foil
-tape
- straws
- string
- sticks
-plastic glove




The task was to build a "Mayflower" boat.  The boat needed to float and hold as many weights as possible.
We were so proud of how awesome the kiddos were while working together . 


Lots of communication! We were very impressed by the mature academic communication that occurred .





And then came the floating competition:



Lots of winners. Even if a boat sunk the group got a chance to discuss what went wrong and what solution would of fixed the problem. 





We all enjoyed our 21st century STEM lesson. Because of the student's exceptional attitudes, we will be able to visit Olive's STEM room several more times during the year...... Can't wait!

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