Then, I worked WITH the students to talk about how we could create a balance using the cup and popsicle stick. I gave my students examples and showed them pictures of balances and even teeter totters! I also simply had groups of students stand up in the front of the room, and created a “human balance.” I put a group of students on one side of me and then had the class work to put an “equal” and “balanced” group on the other side! Next, we talked about the idea of what a “balance” looks like. Then, they filled out the first part of the recording sheet based on how many hearts were in their box, and what the colors were. The first thing that I had each group of students do was open and sort their box of hearts. I gave each team ONE popsicle stick, ONE dixie cup, and ONE box of candy hearts. I find that when I have more than 3 kiddos on a team, somebody tends to get “left out” and I like to make sure that all students are able to share their ideas. When I do STEM activities with my students, I usually have them work in either partners or groups of 3. To get this activity ready for my kiddos, I needed popsicle sticks, dixie cups, and boxes of candy hearts. Today I have a fun STEM activity to share with you that uses a box of these hearts and helps kiddos to work on the idea of building and balance. These hearts are great to work on counting, sorting, and graphing. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I just LOVE using candy hearts as part of our classroom valentine activities.
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