[…] – we filled the water table with water and some glitter. We made sailboats like we did for Wind week. We added anchors to two of the boats – we wrapped up pennies in electrical tape, and tied […]
[…] picture below won’t work to magnetize a paperclip), paperclips, cork rafts like we made in wind week (or other floating object), compass, container of […]
[…] Butterfly Puzzle and Bug Dominoes You could also bring in the Elefun game we used in Wind week, or combine the Elefun butterflies with the wind […]
[…] Wind and Flight. Some kind of “puffs” (Pirate booty, puffed Cheetos, puffed cereal) and straws. They can use a straw to blow around ONE puff while they eat the rest. […]
[…] We chose this activity for two reasons – it ties into our book about inventor Margaret Knight, and it was a good tie-in to the next week, when we would study Wind and Flight. […]
[…] We use straws in our lung models. And we’ve used them to blow air through to test “what can the wind move.” In all those cases, I can’t think of a good substitute for the straw – it needs […]
[…] learned how to evaluate materials: what will float, what will fly in the wind, what is heavy, what is light, what is strong, what is fragile, how to build stronger structures, […]
[…] fly better than others. Here’s a tutorial on building a wind tube. I talk about it more in our wind and flight lesson plan. If you already own a good fan, this would be a mid-price point project (more than […]
[…] There are lots of fun craft projects that allow you to create things that will launch objects into the air. Elsewhere on this blog (and my other blog), you’ll find instructions for how to build: catapults, alka-seltzer rockets (aka fizzy rockets), pompom poppers and puffers and a PVC slingshot, straw gliders and straw rockets. […]
[…] folding paper is just one of those skills that can come in handy in life, so we teach it in Wind and Flight week where we teach them how to fold a paper fan and use it to test whether things will blow around […]
[…] build a wind tube – another great hands-on experiment for kids. Check out more experiments in wind and flight – that post includes book recommendations. I’ve also got ideas for hands-on projects, […]
[…] We chose this activity for two reasons – it ties into our book about inventor Margaret Knight, and it was a good tie-in to the next week, when we would study Wind and Flight. […]
[…] Wind and Flight – STEM Activities for Kids […]
[…] Wind and Flight – STEM Activities for Kids […]
[…] theme, but almost all the themes include a sorting activity! Examples: Solid, Liquid, or Gas? Can the Wind Move It? Rock sorting and dinosaur […]
[…] – we filled the water table with water and some glitter. We made sailboats like we did for Wind week. We added anchors to two of the boats – we wrapped up pennies in electrical tape, and tied […]
[…] picture below won’t work to magnetize a paperclip), paperclips, cork rafts like we made in wind week (or other floating object), compass, container of […]
[…] Butterfly Puzzle and Bug Dominoes You could also bring in the Elefun game we used in Wind week, or combine the Elefun butterflies with the wind […]
[…] Theme: Wind and Flight […]
[…] Theme: Wind and Flight […]
[…] those are fun for 5 – 6 year olds. And Elefun, which we use in Wind and Flight week, is great for 3 year […]
[…] more: Be sure to also check out my posts on Wind and Flight; Rainbow Science, and DIY Weather […]
[…] For lots of other fun weather related STEM activities for kids, check out our lesson plans on Weather, Rainbows, and Wind and Flight. […]
[…] Wind and Flight. Some kind of “puffs” (Pirate booty, puffed Cheetos, puffed cereal) and straws. They can use a straw to blow around ONE puff while they eat the rest. […]
[…] sailboats – these appear in our Wind and Flight class, and we build them on Sink and Float […]
[…] in out somewhere else. We made our own version with a shop vac and a dryer tube. We use it for Wind week. How to build a scarf […]
[…] We chose this activity for two reasons – it ties into our book about inventor Margaret Knight, and it was a good tie-in to the next week, when we would study Wind and Flight. […]
[…] We use straws in our lung models. And we’ve used them to blow air through to test “what can the wind move.” In all those cases, I can’t think of a good substitute for the straw – it needs […]
[…] learned how to evaluate materials: what will float, what will fly in the wind, what is heavy, what is light, what is strong, what is fragile, how to build stronger structures, […]
[…] fly better than others. Here’s a tutorial on building a wind tube. I talk about it more in our wind and flight lesson plan. If you already own a good fan, this would be a mid-price point project (more than […]
[…] more: Be sure to also check out my posts on Wind and Flight; Rainbow Science, and DIY Weather […]
[…] There are lots of fun craft projects that allow you to create things that will launch objects into the air. Elsewhere on this blog (and my other blog), you’ll find instructions for how to build: catapults, alka-seltzer rockets (aka fizzy rockets), pompom poppers and puffers and a PVC slingshot, straw gliders and straw rockets. […]
[…] is a super simple project that leads to a fun toy. We have used this when studying wind and flight and when studying space travel and […]
[…] we study wind and flight, we have lots of hands-on experiences for the children. (See all the Wind and Flight […]
[…] folding paper is just one of those skills that can come in handy in life, so we teach it in Wind and Flight week where we teach them how to fold a paper fan and use it to test whether things will blow around […]
[…] our Wind and Flight week, we teach a super simple game of straw races to explore hands-on how the direction the wind is […]
[…] build a wind tube – another great hands-on experiment for kids. Check out more experiments in wind and flight – that post includes book recommendations. I’ve also got ideas for hands-on projects, […]
[…] those are fun for 5 – 6 year olds. And Elefun, which we use in Wind and Flight week, is great for 3 year […]
[…] sailboats – these appear in our Wind and Flight class, and we build them on Sink and Float […]
[…] Theme: Wind and Flight […]
[…] We chose this activity for two reasons – it ties into our book about inventor Margaret Knight, and it was a good tie-in to the next week, when we would study Wind and Flight. […]