Are you looking for more extensive hands-on STEM challenges for your students? Check out this Valentine’s Day STEM project-based learning activity! This is a perfect STEM activity for the winter months! It’s aligned with language arts (ELA) standards, math standards (symmetry and data plots), and science / engineering standards (NGSS). I recommend this project for grades 3, 4, and 5.
Print & Digital Versions of the Student Pages are BOTH Included!
*A sample 5 day lesson plan and rubric is created. Student pages are included as well. It’s all inclusive!
Science Concepts
Simple Machines (passage included)
Math Concepts
Measurement
ELA Concepts
- Speaking and Listening: Discussion
- Main Idea & Key Details
- Text-Based Evidence
Follow the process below to complete your project:
- Read about different types of simple machines
- Ask questions & further research simple machines
- Design a simple machine to help Cupid deliver a gift to the teacher
- Build the design & test
- Revise the design to make it better
- Make a new and improved design & test again
- Reflect
Supplies: A supply letter to send home to parents is included. Supplies will vary depending on what your students create. Some possible materials are included in a letter home, as well as a blank letter home for you to customize.
Rubric included!
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