Looking for a quick and easy STEM activity to add to your winter lesson plans? Try this falling snowflake STEM activity! This activity is easy to throw together, but a great way to teach about gravity (Science), and inline planes (Engineering).
Supplies Needed:
- snowflake picture (downloadable PDF template at the end)
- crayons
- scissors
- curling ribbon or string
- plastic straw
- tape
- glitter glue (optional)
How To:
Print, color, and cut out the snowflake picture template or cut out a snowflake shape of your own. We used glitter glue to decorate our snowflake. Sparkles always makes preschool crafts more fun! If you use glue, let your project dry before making your snowflake “fall.”
Cut off a 1-inch piece of your plastic straw and tape it to center of the back side of your snowflake.
Next, cut a 3-foot piece of curling ribbon or string. Pull the ribbon through the straw.
Now to make your snowflake fall, have your child hold one end of the ribbon and you hold the other end; be sure to hold each of your ends at different heights. The person holder the higher end of the ribbon should have the snowflake. Let it go and watch as the snowflake “falls” when it slides down the ribbon from the higher side to the lower side. Experiment with holding the ribbon up at varying heights and try standing closer and then further apart to see if the snowflake falls faster or slower.
This can be solo activity as well. Keep your arms spread apart and hold your hands at different heights. Let your snowflake fall back and forth by moving your hands up and down.
FREE PRINTABLE PDF FALLING SNOWFLAKE STEM ACTIVITY TEMPLATE:
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