Building Winter Boats-Steam Challenge

Kindergarten is back in the Steam lab this week. In the Kindergarten homerooms this week, classes are studying winter. To help tie into the winter theme, this week Kindergarten will be challenged to design and build a boat that can float in freezing water and support weight. To introduce this topic, I start with a video from Sci Show Kids on YouTube called Float a boat. Sci Show has great 4-5 minute intro videos about various science topics. I will also show students pictures of boats used to break through the Arctic ice. After explaining the challenge with the printed challenge cards students will build and test their boats in ice filled water. Once their boat can float, they will add marbles until their boats sink.

To purchase this unit please visit my TPT store! Steam Challenge: Crossing the Winter Seas-building Boats

Happy New Year!

This school year is flying by! I am working on new material for 2019. Hopefully I will post more activities within the next few weeks.

I stumbled across a new website found that I am in love with! Only wish I had this while I was in the classroom. www.classroomscreen.com  This is a teachers dream!
Included:

• classroom timer
• clock
• pick a random name or roll dice (1-3 dice)
• QR Code display (you type in the website and a code is shown)
• sound level meter
• drawing screen
• text box where you can type
• work symbols (silent, ask a friend, work together)
• traffic light (you change)
• you change the background to display (image)