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Robot Hand STEM Activity

$5.25

With only straws, string, tape, and paper, students create a movable hand to grab objects! This STEM challenge guides students through learning about the human hand and how to design and build their own hand.

Grades: 4th - 9th

Teaching Duration: 2 hours

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With only straws, string, tape, and paper, students create a movable hand to grab objects! This STEM challenge guides students through learning about the human hand and how to design and build their own hand.

Grades: 4th - 9th

Teaching Duration: 2 hours

With only straws, string, tape, and paper, students create a movable hand to grab objects! This STEM challenge guides students through learning about the human hand and how to design and build their own hand.

Grades: 4th - 9th

Teaching Duration: 2 hours

“Very cool. My kids had lots of fun with this challenge! ”
— Amy B.
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lesson overview

With only straws, string, tape, and paper, students create a movable hand to grab objects! This STEM challenge guides students through learning about the human hand and how to design and build their own hand. Students will be amazed at the ability of their paper hand to pick-up and move objects!

Includes editable Google Slides for a digital or printed STEM journal plus an instructional STEM video led by a mechanical engineer and editable teacher slides!

Included in this product:

  • Teachers guide with links to resources

  • Teacher instruction slides

  • Step-by-step instructional video

  • Editable student design sheets guiding them through the engineering design process

  • Background on hand anatomy and connection to real-world biomedical engineering applications

  • Math connection problems including measuring and ratios

  • Instructional Video

Materials:

  • 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

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