Ernest Hemingway STEAM School
We will host a schoolwide Cardboard Challenge
We will host a schoolwide Cardboard Challenge
Students are broken into three grade bands 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8. Each grade band will participate in multi-lesson challenge activities that include several topics - Joinery - Structure - Scale figures - Mini golf course design - Caines's Arcade Students' creations will be on display outside of the classroom. The mini golf and arcade games […]
A grade 3 classroom challenge to build a cardboard game inspired by Caine's Arcade. Students will use the engineer design process or the simplified version as noted in the Day of Play info and they will develop their competencies of character, creativity, critical thinking and more!
We open up a cardboard area in our class for kids to work on all week putting out a plethera of supplies.
We will be running special cardboard engineering activities during our school holiday camp 'Invention Lab'. Participants aged 6-12 will work together to design then construct life size cardboard circus tents (using the MakeDo) following a number of criteria and constraints.
We will be using Caine's Arcade as an inspiration to make our own arcade. This will bundle with our economics unit and we will discuss different aspects of econ through this activity.
6th Grade will design a cardboard arcade based on children's books for the entire school to play and enjoy!
Students will showcase their cardboard masterpieces for families.
Year 2 Learners are currently inquiring into sustainability and are looking at how boidegradable and non biodegradable products can be reused or upcycled rather than thrown away. The cardboard challenge is a great way to get them to think of creative ways to repurpose cardboard boxes and also emphasises that STEAM isn’t just about fancy […]
The students in my maker space class will use cardboard to make carnival games for the elementary classes on Oct.6