Looking for a fun, spring STEM challenge? This is the perfect lesson for spring as we move into the spring season! This lesson gives children to explore birds and bird nests! Students will learn about birds and how they build their nest. Then students will engineer their own bird nest for "Peep" the bird! The nest has to be safe and strong for the bird! Let your students explore engineering and enjoy the spring! This is a perfect beginning STEM challenge for Kindergarten STEM. I have my students for 40 minutes at a time. This lesson gives you information about the book. Then it gives you the challenge, suggested materials, and guides you through the process of getting kids ready to complete the challenge. This lesson was built with kindergarten and 1st grade students in mind! Kindergarten students love STEM and this is a perfect lesson for spring! I use the book as the hook and then turn the problem into our STEM challenge. Please feel free to share any feedback. I have more resources if you feel this one was helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my resources! Don't forget to Follow Me to see all fun, engaging STEM Challenges!! Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stemsational_stem/ This resource includes the following: *Links to the story *Links to a video about birds and how they build nest. *Challenge *Constraints *Materials list *Planning *Planning Sheet for printing *Testing Slide *Student examples *Teacher Notes I create these resources to be used in my own classroom! I teach from this very same file! It is a good visual for students and if you were to be observed by administration. It helps to guide you with the lesson and gives the students a visual of what is expected. I work super hard on these lessons because I want my students to be engaged, have fun, and enjoy learning while they are in my classroom! I try to create real-world lessons where students have to engineer and design the solution. It also gives them something to take home to hopefully explain the "process" of what they learned to adults at home! Please feel free to ask my questions and leave helpful feedback!! Thank you so much!!! Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stemsational_stem/ For other fun Fall STEM Challenges - click the links below STEM Fall Engineer/Builder Mats STEM Journal Starters - Fall/September Johnny Appleseed Engineer a rake for fall leaves Pumpkin Wagon - Force and Motion
