September STEAM Book Challenge
Adkins Learning Commons
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Creating a New Chair for Goldilocks
Goldilocks has put on a little weight from eating so much porridge. Can you design and create a new chair strong enough for her to sit on without it breaking?
Challenge:
Design and create a chair strong enough to hold Goldilocks. Be sure to use the Engineering Design Process. Click here for the steps.
Materials:
ONLY recycled materials may be used. Here are some suggestions: paper towel tubes, aluminum foil, empty cans, newspaper, bubble wrap, Popsicle sticks.
Restrictions - No boxes, or new items. Everything must be recycled.
Goal:
The Goldilocks doll in the Learning Commons must be able to sit in the chair for at least one minute with out it breaking.
Guidelines:
Every part of your chair must be made from recycled items. In order to participate, you may bring your chair to the Learning Commons beginning, Monday, September 25th - Friday, September 29th. Your chair will be tested, and put on display in the Learning Commons.
Good Luck, Aviators!
Be sure to watch for next month's STEAM Book Challenge!
We are STEAMing it up here at Adkins Elementary this year! We hope all of our Aviators will choose to participate in these family fun STEAM challenges that incorporate
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math.
Please understand these are totally optional, and not required. We understand if you are unable to complete all of our challenges this year, but we hope you stretch your thinking, exercise your creativity, and enjoy some quality family time by trying at least one.