Grade 6 STEAM Challenge

Students in Grade 6 were presented with 4 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) based tasks. 

Each challenge was a competition between them and their classmates. Students could enter as many challenges as they had time for. They had to work through the design process, researching, designing, creating, testing and evaluating their creations. Winners were selected based not only on the final result but also on how thoroughly they worked through the design process.

The students did an impressive job and everyone who participated should be very proud of their efforts.

Ebony and Jamie

Art Challenge: Recreate an historical artwork from materials found in your home. It must contain enough similarities to the original artwork to be identifiable but you can add any creative and humorous features as you see fit.

Catapult Challenge: Build a working catapult from materials found in your home. It must be able to launch a 5 cent piece or an object of similar size.

Ball Run Challenge: Build a ball run for a marble or other small ball to roll through using materials found in your home AND it should take as close to 10 seconds for the ball to complete the run as possible. It must be able to withstand multiple trials.

Fashion Challenge: Create a wearable item of clothing from materials found in your home. You must include some materials that are not typically worn in your design.