Robot Hand Candy Grabber Halloween STEM Activity
Trick or Treat? Or how about both! Your students will love this creepy Halloween themed engineering design activity.
Grades: 4th - 9th
Teaching Duration: 2 hours
“Even though my students are 6th graders, they completely enjoyed putting their hands together. They were excited to test them out and take them home to try out with their families.”
lesson overview
Robot Hand Candy Grabber Halloween STEM Challenge
Trick or Treat? Or how about both! Your students will love this creepy Halloween themed engineering design activity.
Includes editable Google Slides for a digital journal, an instructional STEM video led by a mechanical engineer, editable teacher instruction slides, and take-home printed packets.
Can students pick up candy with paper while learning about human anatomy and real-world biomedical engineering? Yes! And they can use their designs to spook trick-or-treaters too! All that’s needed is some card stock, straws, tape, and string.
**This product is the same as the Robot Hand Engineering Challenge but with a Halloween theme!**
Included in this product:
Teacher's guide with links to resources
Teacher instruction slides
Instructional video with step-by-step instructions
Student design sheets guide them through the engineering design process
Digital and editable Google Slides STEM journals
Background on hand anatomy and connection to real-world biomedical engineering applications
Math connection problems including measuring and ratios
Materials Recommended:
1 sheet cardstock
Scissors
Clear tape
3 Plastic straws
2 Pipecleaners
5, 12 inch pieces of string or twine
Looking for more STEM lessons? Find the Vivify resource guide here: bit.ly/VivifyResourceGuide
