12 Days of Christmas STEM
The holidays are a busy and crazy time in the classroom!
To make it easier to plan fun, hands-on activities for your students during this busy season, we have compiled a list of 12 Days of Christmas STEM activities! These activities are low-prep and will be sure to add some Christmas cheer to your classroom.
Click on the link under each photo for the instructions for each challenge.
1.) How to Catch an Elf
For the How to Catch an Elf STEM challenge, students design and test an elf trap. Click here to learn more!
2.) Jingle Bell Maze
The Jingle Bell Maze STEM challenge goes along with the book The Polar Express. For this challenge students design a maze for a jingle bell to travel through. Click here to learn more!
3.) Olive the Other Reindeer STEM Activity
In the book Olive the Other Reindeer, Olive is a dog who thinks she is a reindeer. For this challenge students design a paper airplane to help Olive fly. Click here to learn more!
4.) Disguise the Gingerbread Man
For the Gingerbread Man STEAM challenge students draw and disguise a gingerbread man. Click here to learn more!
5.) Build a Christmas Tree
The Build a Christmas Tree STEM challenge requires students to use team work to build the tallest tree out of plastic cups. Click here to learn more!
6.) Make Santa’s Sleigh Fly
For the Santa’s Sleigh STEM challenge students must build a new sleigh for Santa that can travel the farthest distance. Click here to learn more!
7.) Silence a Jingle Bell
Can your students silence a jingle bell? For this challenge students test different materials to see which are better at keeping a jingle bell from making a sound. Click here to learn more!
8.) Snowman Bath Bomb STEM
Snowman bath bombs are perfect for teaching about chemical reactions and they make great holiday gifts. Click here to learn more!
9. Build a Sled
For the Build a Sled STEM challenge students design and build the fastest sled. Click here to learn more!
10.) Build a Snowman
Can your students build the tallest snowman? For this challenge students must build a snowman using only toothpicks and marshmallows . Click here to learn more!
11.) Build a Snow Fort
For the Build a Snow Fort STEM challenge students design and build a freestanding snow fort out of marshmallows and toothpicks. Click here to learn more!
12). Snowball Fight STEM
Can your students design a catapult to launch a snowball? For the Snowball Fight STEM challenge students build a catapult to launch a marshmallow. Click here to learn more!
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