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Catching Those Leaks in the STEM Lab!

April 13, 2016 by Carol Davis

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Water Pipelines- a real-life STEM Challenge for the elementary classroom. Students create a working gravity-fed pipeline system using basic materials.

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No, seriously, do you plan ahead a little? If you

No, seriously, do you plan ahead a little? If you do I have Halloween resources ready to go! This week we will feature the Great Elevator Challenge!⁠
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Blog post up! It's all about TEAMWORK Challenges!

TEAMWORK Challenge #4- I call this one a Platform

TEAMWORK Challenge #4- I call this one a Platform Challenge. Here is how it works and it's genius....⁠
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➡️ Every team begins with a bin of materials and a task card. They complete ONLY what the task says (which is to build a base for a tower.⁠)
➡️ After 5 minutes every team moves to another table and they receive task card 2. They must add the next part to the tower that was started by a different team!⁠
➡️After 5 minutes every team rotates again. We rotate 6 times and in the end, we have platform towers or do we???⁠
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Here is what happens... if a team uses the materials incorrectly or uses too much, the next team has to think quickly to repair the damage and continue the building. Sometimes they must dismantle parts in order to have enough materials to do whatever level is next.⁠
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THEY LOVE THIS! And I love the discussion we have later about thinking so quickly and improvising as we go. It's real life, folks.⁠
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TEAMWORK Challenge #3: In this two-team challenge,

TEAMWORK Challenge #3: In this two-team challenge, one team builds a bridge and the other team builds a tower that must sit on the bridge! Can you think of one problem they encounter?⁠
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If the bridge team builds a narrow bridge a wide tower won't sit on it correctly. THIS IS WHY I call these TEAMWORK challenges! ⁠
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The two teams must work together! Reply with an emoji and I will send you a link for this challenge!

TEAMWORK Challenge #2- The premise of the challeng

TEAMWORK Challenge #2- The premise of the challenges I am featuring this week is this: 2 teams get the same materials and each builds part of a structure- they must join the two parts to create a successful device. This one is called the Launchers and Targets project.⁠
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TIP: Use pom-poms for your projectile since they cannot hurt if one is accidentally launched at a person. ⁠
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TEAMWORK Challenge #1- This is a Rescue Device pro

TEAMWORK Challenge #1- This is a Rescue Device project. Students must create a cranking structure that will lift a load. In a real rescue, the crank part must have a turning mechanism so...⁠
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to convince students that a large pole would be too heavy to move with only a turning with your fingers I have them pick up a 3-foot tree limb that we have in our lab. It is remarkably heavy and quite eye-opening. They learn quickly that they need a handle to turn the crank of their device. ⁠
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Let's talk about teamwork during STEM Challenges!

Let's talk about teamwork during STEM Challenges! I will share some tips for you all week- SWIPE for a sneak peek!

If you are not ready to tackle an escape with lock

If you are not ready to tackle an escape with locks and boxes- try my no-locks versions. I have a blog post up all about No Locks paper/pencil breakouts. (It's linked for you)⁠
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And if you are thinking about a Spider theme I have one that is perfect! SWIPE to see the Escape the Library No Locks Breakout.⁠
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This one features literature in the tasks and you can complete the Spider Cages STEM Challenge at the end. The scenario for the spider cage is to safely transport Charlotte's spider babies by designing a carrier! So fun!⁠
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