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Geometry Straws
Students create different angles and shapes by using different lengths of straws. In this geometry straws lesson plan, students glue straws onto paper and define what they have made.
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Turned Around Day
Students do silly things. In this performing arts lesson, students read books from the last page first, wear their clothes backwards, and eat pudding with a straw.
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Building a Straw Power Tower
Students build a tower out of straws. In this engineering activity, students build a tower of straws that must be at least 58 cm tall. The goal is to be the group whose tower can support the most pennies. This activity gives students the...
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Homemade Bubble Makers
Students make a simple bubble maker using two straws and string. In this art lesson, students make another bubble maker by bending a coathanger into a loop. Students enjoy making bubbles.
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Nerves
In this nerves worksheet, students complete an experiment involving paper, straws, toothpicks, and more to test their nerves. Students follow 13 sets of directions.
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Lung Capacity
In this lung capacity learning exercise, students use straws, funneling, liquids, tubing, and more to test their lung capacity. Students follow 14 sets of directions and analyze their data.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Do Re Mi With Straws
Check out this fun science fair project about the physics of musical sound production. Here you will make musical instruments with drinking straws, one for each note on a one-octave major scale. You will figure out the right lengths for...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Noodle
In this lesson design and build a structure out of spaghetti and mini marshmallows.