Robot Hand Candy Grabber Halloween STEM Activity

lesson overview

Robot Hand Candy Grabber Halloween STEM Challenge

Trick or Treat? Or how about both! Your students will love this creepy Halloween themed engineering design activity. ⁣⁣

Includes editable Google Slides for a digital journal, an instructional STEM video led by a mechanical engineer, editable teacher instruction slides, and take-home printed packets.

⁣⁣Can students pick up candy with paper while learning about human anatomy and real-world biomedical engineering? Yes! And they can use their designs to spook trick-or-treaters too! All that’s needed is some card stock, straws, tape, and string.⁣⁣

⁣⁣**This product is the same as the Robot Hand Engineering Challenge but with a Halloween theme!**

Included in this product:

• Teacher's guide with links to resources

• Editable teacher instruction slides

• Instructional video with step-by-step instructions

• Editable student design sheets guide them through the engineering design process

• Digital and editable Google Slides STEM journals

• Background on hand anatomy and connection to real-world biomedical engineering applications

• Math connection problems including measuring and ratios

Materials Recommended:

• 1 sheet cardstock

• Scissors

• Clear tape

• 3 Plastic straws

• 2 Pipe cleaners

• 5, 12 inch pieces of string or twine

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