Spinning snake STEM activity- printable

Spinning snake STEM challenge

Challenge students to build a spinning snake or an object powered by thermal energy. Building a thermal powered spinner provides opportunities for investigation, team work, developing design skills and understanding the importance of convection current in day to day life.

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Table of contents:

1. Science background focusing on how a thermal spinner works?

2.Students STEM design journal( 2 versions) to note down ideas, design a plan, testing data, improvements and reflection.

3.Questions sheet with sample answers.

4. Snake template to use while building the project.

5.Stepwise photographs, it is a reference sample on how to make a spinning snake.

6. One page instructions to build spinner.