STEM Christmas Challenge: Elf Sledding Adventure
One of Santa's helpers needs your assistance! This engaging and hands-on activity will teach your students as they help a fun friend down a snowy slope by building a sledding vehicle. Your students will follow the Engineering Design Process with the included worksheets to guide them through each step. This is the perfect holiday themed STEM challenge to review math and physics concepts while having fun!
Grades: 4th - 10th
Teaching Duration: 1 day
“So easy to just pick up and use, practical activity for the classroom and the resources we have available. It was such a fun way for us to end the year. Thank you!”
lesson overview
One of Santa's helpers needs your assistance! This engaging and hands-on activity will teach your students as they help a fun friend down a snowy slope by building a sledding vehicle. Your students will follow the Engineering Design Process with the included worksheets to guide them through each step. This is the perfect holiday themed STEM challenge to review math and physics concepts while having fun!
This packet includes:
Detailed Activity Guide
Guide to implementing STEM in your classroom
Editable Rubric
Student pages, including overview of friction, center of gravity, and momentum concepts as well as Engineering Design Process worksheets to guide them through the process
Optional Math connection problems including Area, Percentages, Ratios, and Forces and Motion (applicable sheets in both customary and metric units).
