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Elementary Science Olympiad Straw Tower Activity
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Elementary Science Olympiad Straw Tower Activity

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Grade Level Grades 2-5
Resource Type Activity
Attributes
Standards Alignment
Next Generation Science Standards

About This Lesson

This is a competition in which each participant or team (2 people) is attempting to build the strongest straw tower. Each participant or team will construct a tower using only 25 drinking straws and 1 meter of masking tape.. The lesson plan can be supplemented with the Science Olympiad At Home Straw Tower video on the Science Olympiad TV You Tube channel.

This activity is suited for the classroom, an afterschool program, or at-home learning. 

Elementary Science Olympiad allows students, teachers and families an opportunity to explore the world of STEM in classroom, club, community or competitive settings. Signature Science Olympiad events like Mystery Powders, Gummi Bear Long Jump, Straw Towers, Metric Mastery and Don’t Bug Me bring core science concepts to life using everyday materials. Designed to be inclusive, welcoming and accessible to novice learners and educators, the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards-aligned Elementary Science Olympiad curriculum will fit the needs of any school, after-school program or library. Visit https://www.soinc.org/programs/elementary for more information.

Resources

Files

StrawTower_ElemScienceOlympiad_Copyright2020.pdf

Activity
January 8, 2021
693.9 KB
Videos
Science Olympiad at Home, Vol. 2 - Straw Tower
Remote video URL

Standards

Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.
Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

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