STEM Challenge Design a Shadow Puppet with Light Energy Lab PRINT and DIGITAL
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For this STEM Challenge, students must design and test a paper shadow puppet using a simple light stage. This activity is a great way to incorporate art and design with light energy concepts in your science classroom.
This resource includes:
- teacher directions with suggestions, discussion questions, and extension ideas
- 3 slides of background information about shadow puppets and their origins in ancient Chinese culture
- 4 slides setting up the challenge with student directions and photographs
- a student response worksheet
- a scoring rubric
- a force copy link to a digital Google Slides version
Your students will love this simple but challenging STEM activity that combines multicultural education, science, and engineering. You will love that it requires minimal prep time and very few materials!
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