O' Christmas Tree Challenge

This week in Steam lab, 2nd grade is learning the history of the Christmas Tree. Did you know the first tree was brought over by German Settlers in the early 1800's? My 2nd graders love learning about how the White House chooses the Blue Room tree.

After learning the history of the tree, each group forms a plan to build a Christmas tree out of newspaper, tape and weighted ornaments. I used plastic ornaments from the Dollar Tree and hot glue washers to add weight. Students are given 20 minutes to build a stable tree.

Over the course of a week, I will complete this challenge with 9 different 2nd grade classes, ranging from GT to inclusion. Below are pictures of completed projects. If you are interested in this challenge; check out my product on Teacher Pay Teacher.

TPT O' Christmas Tree