The Winter Olympic games will be here before we know it! The first modern Winter Olympic games began in 1924 and are held every four years, alternating with the summer games on a two year cycle.
There were 5 sports represented at the first winter Olympics, broken up into 16 different events.
The original five Winter Olympic sports (broken into nine disciplines) were
Bobsleigh
Curling
Ice Hockey
Nordic Skiing (including military patrol, cross-country skiing, nordic combined, and ski jumping)
Skating (figure skating and speed skating)
(reference: Wikipedia “Olympic Winter Games“)
In honor of the upcoming winter games & to include engaging problem solving STEM activities for the kids in your classroom & home school that are relevant to world events, I’ve created some fun projects!
These “Winter Games” activities, even in the snow and ice, will warm up those creative juices in your students’ minds!!
These six engaging STEM activities are VERY easy and simple to put together that will make your life easier and make winter extra fun for your kids! All of the activities use materials pulled from the same list, so you can run one or all six without buying different supplies for each. Even better, the supplies are cheap, easy to find, and you probably already have some of them in your classroom or home!
These activities are also GREAT for the winter season and even better with the Olympics coming up! Because the materials are so easy to get, it’s quick and easy to print out one or more of the cards, set out the materials, and viola! A winter sports activity that’s fun and educational!
These STEM Winter activities are extremely EASY to set up!!
Supplies Needed:
Foam Insulation Tubes (cut in half lengthwise—adult only)
Painters Tape
Card Stock
Scissors
Paper Plates
Paper Clip
String (not pictured)
Marbles
Six STEM Task Cards:
Ski Jump
Ski Lift
Ice Hockey
Rink Cross Country
Skis Bobsled Run
Snowboard Halfpipe
STEM task cards are perfect for early finishers, maker spaces, and STEM stations. Use these task cards in small groups, individually or with the entire class. Students can sketch out their design, build, and answer the response questions on their worksheets. In addition, students can reference the included STEM process poster as they design and build. ****download this poster for FREE in my TpT store CLICK HERE****
There’s also a SeeSaw version of each of the activities for paperless use or even to assign to students at home! This is a great way to engage students when they are distance learning!
To check out these activities, Click here!
More STEM Task Card Sets:
Thanksgiving STEM Task Cards (November)
Holiday STEM Task Cards for Christmas (December)
Winter STEM Task Cards (January)
100th Day of School STEM Task Cards
Valentine’s Day STEM Task Cards (February)
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Task Cards (March)
Easter STEM Task Cards (April)
Earth Day STEM Task Cards (April)
Spring STEM Task Cards (April/May)
Cinco de Mayo STEM Task Cards (May)
End of the School Year STEM Task Cards (May/June)
Summer STEM Task Cards (July/August)
Back to School STEM Task Cards (August/September)
Halloween STEM Task Cards (October)
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