Save Sam Shelter
Overview
A hands on activity that gives students the opportunity to apply their knowledge of weather.
Save Sam
You can use this for any age! I see 2nd-5th graders and the younger ones can budget as easily as the older ones. I just modify material choices for the younger ones. I also point out and follow the engineering cycle in this activity. You can delve into this more depending on the grade.
When it comes to testing, I work with 5-6 students at a time while the other students are finishing up their shelters, taking pictures or working on extension material. I provide several spray bottles so several shelters can be tested at a time and another student uses the hairdryer (after the water bottles are put away) and blows several of the shelters.
This STEAM activity is designed for you to apply your knowledge of tornado effects.
You will have already studied a weather unit.
You will create a shelter that will keep Sam (a square of tissue paper with a smiley face on it!) safe from a tornado (spray bottle and hair dryer)