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This plan outlines a five-day STEM and science enrichment schedule packed with short, hands-on experiments, book-based learning, and creative challenges designed for morning sessions.
Each day begins with a read-aloud and short science discussion connected to the theme (e.g., How Do Trees Breathe?, Bread in a Bag, Egg in a Bottle). From there, students rotate through 15-minute activity stations featuring engaging experiments such as making oobleck, building balloon rockets, creating lava lamps, crafting invisible ink, constructing foil boats, and exploring the water cycle in a bag.
Mid-morning includes snack time—often with a food-related science tie-in like ice cream in a bag or edible moon phases—followed by a group project or outdoor observation (e.g., cloud viewing, bubble painting, making a rain gauge). Short PE or structured recess is built in daily to provide movement breaks.
The later part of the morning features STEM challenges and creative builds such as the Great Egg Drop, 100-cup tower challenge, catapult construction, and spaghetti marshmallow towers, along with additional quick experiments like magic milk, Skittles rainbows, and glitter germ demonstrations.
The day closes with a read-aloud or time to finish ongoing projects. Many activities include take-home science creations (lava lamps, rubber eggs, rain gauges) to extend learning beyond the session.
Overall, the plan blends science inquiry, engineering design, art, and physical activity in a high-energy, rotation-based format that keeps students engaged and exploring multiple STEM concepts each day.
This plan outlines a five-day STEM and science enrichment schedule packed with short, hands-on experiments, book-based learning, and creative challenges designed for morning sessions.
Each day begins with a read-aloud and short science discussion connected to the theme (e.g., How Do Trees Breathe?, Bread in a Bag, Egg in a Bottle). From there, students rotate through 15-minute activity stations featuring engaging experiments such as making oobleck, building balloon rockets, creating lava lamps, crafting invisible ink, constructing foil boats, and exploring the water cycle in a bag.
Mid-morning includes snack time—often with a food-related science tie-in like ice cream in a bag or edible moon phases—followed by a group project or outdoor observation (e.g., cloud viewing, bubble painting, making a rain gauge). Short PE or structured recess is built in daily to provide movement breaks.
The later part of the morning features STEM challenges and creative builds such as the Great Egg Drop, 100-cup tower challenge, catapult construction, and spaghetti marshmallow towers, along with additional quick experiments like magic milk, Skittles rainbows, and glitter germ demonstrations.
The day closes with a read-aloud or time to finish ongoing projects. Many activities include take-home science creations (lava lamps, rubber eggs, rain gauges) to extend learning beyond the session.
Overall, the plan blends science inquiry, engineering design, art, and physical activity in a high-energy, rotation-based format that keeps students engaged and exploring multiple STEM concepts each day.