tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018713624452645731.post7948045105927635154..comments2024-02-13T06:41:03.380-06:00Comments on Teach & Play with Mrs J: STEM Activity: The Three Little PigsCait Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04470725332512352369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018713624452645731.post-62336751107116490512018-03-23T21:43:53.335-05:002018-03-23T21:43:53.335-05:00There were 9 groups of students participating in t...There were 9 groups of students participating in this project. I would say about 3 of them were successful with the first house that they built. Even once they were successful, I had them deconstruct the house (after taking a picture) and redesign their structure to try something new. The students that were successful right away already had the idea to have heavy pieces on the bottom or to have a large base and small top. The rest of the groups were unsuccessful on their first attempt and had to redesign their house. Some things that I noticed about the unsuccessful houses were that they were top or side heavy. It was VERY interesting to see them work through! By the end of the activity, every group had at least one successful house that the wolf could not blow down.Cait Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470725332512352369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018713624452645731.post-7137974189219964862018-03-23T14:17:22.904-05:002018-03-23T14:17:22.904-05:00Caitlyn, I just LOVE this idea! ...and I love that...Caitlyn, I just LOVE this idea! ...and I love that you are teaching STEM concepts to your first graders! They really did come up with some great ideas! Did the majority of the houses withstand the Big Bad Wolf's attempts to knock them down?? Did the students recognize what worked and what did not? Did you see any patterns? How many unique ideas did they come up with? I am so curious about their thought processes in this project! Thanks for sharing it!Mrs. Dammannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254188935090181078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018713624452645731.post-11988770032629157382018-03-23T14:14:00.956-05:002018-03-23T14:14:00.956-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mrs. Dammannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254188935090181078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018713624452645731.post-25844769076010827982018-03-22T14:53:09.483-05:002018-03-22T14:53:09.483-05:00This is a really fantastic idea! I haven't tho...This is a really fantastic idea! I haven't thought about creating a learning opportunity like this :) Well done!<br />You could do a similar activity with the book 'Snail and the whale' by Julia Donaldson :)Oh For the Love of Teaching!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02957263472980862530noreply@blogger.com