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Rev Up STEAM Studies with Real-World, Hands-On Fun!
Last year thirty schools took the STEAM Gravity Race Car Challenge. A hugely popular and high octane STEAM education collaboration between Kid Scoop News, Sonoma Raceway, and Friedman’s Home Improvement.
Each school used science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) subjects to figure out how to build the fastest possible gravity-powered car to race down a ramp.
The team with the fastest car at your school’s qualifying race will get to go to Sonoma Raceway on Saturday, June 13th—NASCAR Weekend—to race against the winners of the other schools in the North Bay. School teams will race in the Raceway’s famous Winner’s Circle! The team that wins the race will get to attend the NASCAR races on Sunday, June 14th.
Teachers rate the teacher guide and entire experience as excellent!
Educational Outcomes Reported by Teachers:
“Students apply the scientific process throughout their experience.”
“Kids working together on a common goal while using skills and concepts developed during the unit.”
“Too many to list!”
“Perseverance, problem-solving!”
“The hands on failure is an awesome lesson … they get fired up to try something different.”
About the STEAM Gravity Race Car Challenge
The STEAM Gravity Race Car Challenge provides a hands-on, project-based learning opportunity. Students are asked to work in groups to use cardboard, rubber bands, straws, buttons, toy car wheels, bottle caps, and other “clean trash” to create a gravity-powered race car.
Each school that participates will get a Teacher Tool Kit with instructions, ideas, lesson plans and specifications for the cars. In addition schools get checkered flags and other goodies to promote excitement.
Let us know by February 10th if you want to participate.
