Hold the youngsters busy over Thanksgiving with these straightforward STEM Challenges.
Turkey Tower
Use toothpicks and marshmallows to construct a tower tall sufficient to carry a small turkey toy. If you do not have toothpicks, spaghetti is a enjoyable different.
Shapes are essential to consider when constructing toothpick towers. Triangles, arches and domes are all robust shapes are utilized by engineers to make constructions robust. Experiment with sq. shapes and triangles when constructing your toothpick tower.
Flexible Bones
Soaking cooked turkey or rooster bones in vinegar is a good way to study concerning the significance of calcium. The vinegar dissolves the calcium, making the bone flexible!
Cranberry Boats
Cranberries float as a result of they’ve numerous air pockets, this makes them much less dense than water, so that they float! Add toothpicks to cranberries to make a raft or boat form.
Pumpkin Pie Parachute
Making a parachute is a superb exercise for studying about forces. The parachute slows down the autumn of the pumpkin pie, because it has a bigger floor space than simply the pie itself, which will increase the quantity of air resistance, slowing the autumn of the pie.
Thanksgiving STEM Challenges
Final Up to date on November 25, 2025 by Emma Vanstone
