Science & Nature
STEAM Challenge: Marshmallow Tower
In this STEAM (similar to STEM but the A includes "Art") challenge, learners will create a tower from marshmallows and spaghetti! The tower will have some requirements, so students must problem solve to be successful.
Heather Fagan, M.S.Ed.
233 total reviews for this teacher
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Completed by 55 learners
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7-11
year olds
1-9
learners per class
$13
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Meets once
45 minute class
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Description
Class Experience
Does your learner love food? How about building new things? Let your learner take part in today's STEAM Challenge, Marshmallow Tower! Students will use spaghetti and marshmallows to construct the tallest tower possible (Engineering). As scientists (Science), they will use knowledge about gravity and force. Learners will think like an artist as they work to build an aesthetically pleasing tower in addition to creating a story for the purpose of their tower(Art), in addition to measuring the...
Students will need: - Construction paper (for their story) - markers (for their story) - 30 full- sized pieces of raw spaghetti - 10 large marshmallows - "Person" (something that can represent a person such as a toy or a marble)
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
Teacher
Heather Fagan, M.S.Ed.Enthusiastic, Certified, and Internationally- Experienced Teacher
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Lives in the
United States233 total reviews
219 completed classes
About Me
Welcome to my classroom! I am passionate about developing world changers and believe that your young scholar has the potential for greatness. I graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.S. in Elementary Education and a minor in...
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