Creepy Carrots Halloween READ ALOUD STEM Activity
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Description
Can you contain the creepy carrots?
Make learning fun with this Halloween STEM activity in which students engineer a fence to contain the Creepy Carrots! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds.
The Engineering Design Process:
In this STEM Challenge, students design and build a fence as tall as they can around a patch of creepy carrots using popsicle sticks and clothespins. They follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve.
Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.
Writing Extension:
A writing extension is included for students to write a short story about what would happen if the carrots escaped from their fence.
Aligns with Common Core and NGSS.
Includes:
- Teacher and Student Instructions (with photo)
- Student Planning Pages
- Student Reflection Pages
- STEM Journal
- Writing Extension
- CCSS and NGSS Standards
- TpT Digital Version for Google Classroom Remote Learning
Digital Activity:
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Material List:
- Popsicle Sticks
- Clothespins
- Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds (recommended)
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ALIGNS TO NGSS
K-2-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how
the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given
problem.
K-2-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
3-5-ETS1-2 Engineering Design
Generate and compare multiple solutions to a problem based on
how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the
problem.
3-5-ETS1-3 Engineering Design
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
